Photos and Stories
Using Minecraft to teach science and for fun
Mitchell Navarrete (Abr) is using Minecraft to demonstrate the Earth’s top seven biomes, as well as to teach others Minecraft skills and just for fun. You can see all of his projects on his Youtube channel.
Bernie and Denise Down Under
February 16 – 24, 2019 New Zealand
February 25 – March 4, 2019 Australia
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.
 | Highlights of New Zealand |
 | Highlights of Australia |
 | Bernie's birds of Australia and New Zealand |
The Quest for Leopard
October 22 – 30, 2018
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).
Doug Mayoff (Abr) family
- Son Harley, 22, graduated McGill law school in December 2018 and is entering bar school in January. He has a position at top law firm Stikeman Elliot.
- Son Dylan, 28, and living in New York and works for Saks 5th Ave in loyalty marketing.
- Doug’s wife, Cynthia, is a happy mom and wife.
- Doug just happily sold his 36 year business to a company who is taking on all his staff which delights Doug.
- Daughter Chelsea, 31, and a graduate lawyer but working in sales and marketing in the fashion business which was always her passion.
- Chelsea’s husband of 2 ½ years, Ryan Vaupshas, heads up the Canadian division of a large European consulting company.
Bernie and Denise Mayoff in the Galapagos
February 25 – March 6, 2018
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.
Bernie Mayoff Family – Thanksgiving 2017
Bernie and Denise Mayoff on safari in Tanzania
For photos see Bernie and Denise on safari in Tanzania and Zanzibar 2016
Bernie and Denise on safari in Tanzania and Zanzibar 2016
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 | Trophies |
 | Arusha |
 | Tarangire |
 | Ngorongoro |
| Serengeti |
 | Zanzibar |
 | Zanzibar Spice Farm (includes videos) |