Bernie and Denise started their exploration of New Zealand’s north island in Auckland, then boarded Le Laperouse to make a figure 8 around the entire country. They sailed down the east coast of the north island and the west coast of the south island, ending in Queenstown. Along the way they visited a Maori village; an active volcano; the beautiful city of Napier during the Art Deco festival; the capitol city, Wellington; Milford Sound during a rain storm; disembarked at Dunedin and ended their exploration in Queenstown on the south island.
That was followed by a flight across “the ditch” and a whirlwind tour along the east coast of Australia. Starting in Melbourne (the “r” is silent), up to Cairns (this “r” is also silent) and the Great Barrier Reef, and ending in Sydney.
Clicking on any of the links below will open a new tab showing thumbnails of photo highlights. Clicking on any thumbnail will expand the photo and clicking on the “i” to the right of a picture tells a little about it.
Queenstown, across Lake Wakatipu from our hotel, the Hilton Queenstown
Our third photo safari to Africa was focused on finding leopard. Cheetah would be a bonus. We succeeded! And beyond. Photos were taken at Mashatu in Botswana, and at MalaMala in South Africa. All of the images and video were photographed by Bernie or Denise (except for the images of us).
Our adventure started in Guayquil, Ecuador and then 300 miles into the Pacific to cruise, hike, snorkel and marvel among seven of the islands in this volcanic archipelago. We were lucky enough to see and even capture a fleeting image of a rare, albino finch. We’re pleased to share this small portion of our photographic library with friends. All of the images, including the motion clips and underwater images in the adventure video, were photographed by Bernie or Denise except for some of the images of us. The separate snorkeling video was photographed by our guides using their GoPro cameras.
Thanksgiving 2017 at Fogo de Chao. (L-R) Backrow: Delia Mayoff, Rob Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr., Denise Mayoff, Cheryl Navarrete, Jeff Mayoff. Front row: Bernie Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Mitchell Navarrete, Richard Navanrete
Thanksgiving 2011. (L-R) Standing: Bernie Mayoff, Jeff Mayoff, Richard Navarrete, Rob Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr. Seated: Denise Mayoff, Mitchell Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Delia Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff
Thanksgiving 2013. (L-R) Standing: Gilbert Navarrete, Trini Navarrete, Denise Mayoff. Cheryl Navarrete, Bernie Mayoff.
Seated: Jeffrey Mayoff, Mitchell Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Richard Navarrete Jr., Rob Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff
Thanksgiving 2014. (L-R) Standing: Jeffrey Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr. Gilbert Navarrete, Richard Navarrete, Cheryl Navarrete, Bernie Mayoff, Delia Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff. Seated: Mitchell Navarrete, Denise Mayoff, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Rob Mayoff, Trini Navarrete
Thanksgiving 2017 at Fogo de Chao. (L-R) Backrow: Delia Mayoff, Rob Mayoff, Richard Navarrete Jr., Denise Mayoff, Cheryl Navarrete, Jeff Mayoff. Front row: Bernie Mayoff, Cassandra Mayoff, Gwendolyn Navarrete, Mitchell Navarrete, Richard Navanrete
Back row from left to right: Oscar, died 1953; Lise, died 1928; Chaim (Kaj), died ( 1940s in Sweden during the war); Schloima (Shchlomo), died 1973 Bottom row from left to right: Leizer, died 1930; Peter died 1963; Scheine, died 1947, Max, died 1982
Photo courtesy: Ruth Krogh-Jensen (née Majew) daughter of Schlomo Majew and provided by Helle Majew on Dec 1, 2015.
