Packing up the family and moving, or staying with friends - just to be able to get to school and work.
That's the option some Coromandel residents are taking, as the massive State Highway 25A collapse severs a key route in the region.
The slip on has taken out more than 100 metres of road. It's seen a return to online learning for some students, and a temporary new home for others.
Our reporter Tom Taylor and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.