 Checking In |
 United Lounge |
 Passing time at PDX |
 Silly "adults" |
 Passing time in San Francisco |
 Cousins |
 Johanna in Wonderland |
 Josie in NZ |
 Photo-bombed |
 Pink Pig |
 Pink Pig Cafe |
 Fish'n Chips |
 Car fun |
 It's so beautiful here |
 Meemo and Hanna |
 Pahutakawa and Slipper Island |
 Master bedroom |
 New goggles |
 Morning peace |
 Father-daughter push up routine |
 Onkel Carl and Nell |
 Monkey man |
 Josie tries it too |
 View from half-way |
 Mt. Pauanui Panorama |
 The entire clan on Mt. Pauanui |
 Ashley and Carl |
 The elder Grompes |
 Don't pinch me! |
 Siblings |
 The Yosts |
 Josie hiker |
 What a trooper |
 New BBQ being unpacked |
 Broken laundry spider |
 Carl bubbler |
 Fishy |
 Competition |
 Underwater portrait (partially successful) |
 Hawaian look-alike |
 Snorkeling in Gemstone Bay |
 What? Me mischievous???? |
 Mermaid |
 Josie |
 Coromandel glory |
 Cathedral Cove Hikers |
 The Cove from above |
 NZ Xmas tree |
 Stingray Bay |
 Stingray Bay Cliffs |
 Closer look |
 Another view |
 Carl and Ashley |
 Floater |
 Heidi and The Rock |
 Ashley taking photos |
 Cove panorama |
 Trees and the Sea |
 Grand kid clean up |
 New Grill in action |
 Old and new grill |
 Chillin' |
 Feeding the gulls in the buff |
 feeding the birds |
 typical dinner |
 tide pool shrimp |
 tide pool star fish |
 exploring the tide pools |
 exploration |
 new laundry line installation |
 dinner at the rental house |
 grandkid pig pile |
 torture |
 carl gets tlc |
 xmas scones |
 red gloves game |
 totally relaxed |
 tree poachers 1 |
 tree poachers 2 |
 on the hunt for a tree |
 Christmas Eve |
 Nellie and Santa |
 Tree decorating |
 Tree decorating elves |
 Johanna and her Auntie |
 Nell loves books |
 Can I come inside? |
 Nonno and his granddaughters |
 Christmassy Carl |
 Preparing the Feast |
 Tuatua Risotto |
 Auntie Heidi in Action |
 Christmas Eve Dinner inside |
 The gift opening has started |
 This one is for you |
 Frozen hat for Nell |
 A new twirly dress! |
 Christmas Eve Cigars, Religion and Philosophy |
 Tairua River estuary walk |
 Kingfisher and his crabby dinner |
 Flax |
 newly weds |
 Nells new scooter |
 She is good at this |
 Christmas Ocean Moonrise |
 Christmas Romance |
 Silvery moon clouds |
 Moon on the ocean |
 Sailors Grave Hike trailhead |
 Decontamination of our shoes |
 Tree hugger |
 More Kauri tree fans |
 Coromandel bush |
 In the thick |
 Stream crossing |
 On the trail |
 Kyle and Johanna |
 Kauri tree group portrait |
 Kauri giant |
 Palm fronds in the bush |
 Arrived at the beach |
 Climbing prodigy |
 Hike along the beach |
 Green cascade |
 Fluorescence colors |
 Orange rock |
 Rainbow beach |
 In position to watch the moonrise |
 Moonrise behind the Alderman Islands |
 Moonrise |
 Moon |
 Moon |
 Moon |
 Daddy Daughter hike |
 Tairua River |
 Heidi |
 Entry |
 Rope jumper |
 Silly games |
 The kids want to do it too |
 Johanna in position |
 Proud of herself |
 Josie tries, but Johanna makes it difficult |
 Hanging Bridge |
 Ashley on the bridge |
 Carl takes the other way |
 Fern leaf with color dots |
 Stream dream |
 Kyle cools off |
 At the junction |
 Us and the Pinnacles summit |
 Path to the top |
 View of Pauanui from the top |
 Pinnacles Summit |
 Ladder climber |
 Summit |
 Pinnacles Summit Panorama |
 What rules? |
 Ashley on the Pinnacles Summit |
 Back down |
 Swim hole on the way back |
 Boy, this feels good |
 View of the Coromandel Coast |
 Gemma by moonshine |
 Gemma |
 Gemma |
 Gemma |
 Maria selfie |
 Stony Bay |
 Stony Bay |
 Sisters 1 |
 Sisters 2 |
 Nell |
 Johanna and Nell |
 The Cousins |
 The Cousins |
 The cousins |
 Josie |
 Beach play |
 Kaitarakiri trailhead |
 Fellow trekkers |
 Dr. Seuss plant |
 Into the clouds |
 Cloud covered view |
 We made the summit |
 Kaitarakihi Summit |
 Our party |
 The clouds are lifting. View of Thames |
 Trail marker |
 Moss explosion |
 Root climbing |
 Ashley |
 Heidi and the Coromandel bush |
 Climbing chain |
 Steepest part of the trail |
 Tuatua lumps on Eric chest |
 Helping to stash the beer |
 You really want to go for a walk in this rain? |
 Yup! |
 Wet suit walk |
 wind blown and rainy |
 Kyle = horsey |
 countertop "helper" |
 Nonno's handwriting |
 Oma's international drivers license |
 lunch |
 window fishies and rain |
 Grandkid art from the past |
 Christmas quilt made by Teresa in 1990 |
 Rainy day hike |
 Moist hikers |
 Coromandel bush in the clouds |
 tree fern canopy |
 the trail is under water |
 break |
 Entering Dillon's shaft |
 Caution! |
 Inside the mine shaft |
 It's dark in here |
 Side tunnel |
 Johanna heads for the exit |
 Sister silhouettes |
 Fern leaf hijab |
 Another tunnel |
 Tairua river with lots of water |
 Fashion on the beach |
 Teresa in the waves |
 Beach fun |
 Nell, Steff and Josie |
 Josie plays in the waves |
 Eric and Josie wave play |
 Eric and Josie wave play |
 Eric and Josie wave play |
 Eric and Josie wave play |
 Nonno and Josie wave play |
 Heidi boogie boards |
 Carl |
 Ashley and Carl playing in the surf |
 No clothes necessary |
 Bare buns |
 Scary movie |
 Trunk nap |
 Interesting dentition |
 Chilling on the deck |
 Snuggler |
 Pretty ears |
 Verdant |
 purple |
 Near Tauranga |
 Viewpoint |
 Pahutakawa and waves |
 Tui bird |
 Pukeko grazing |
 Pukeko |
 Pukeko |
 Pukeko |
 Maori gazebo |
 Rotorua |
 Lake front house |
 Pahutakawa blooms |
 Pahutakawa blooms |
 Rotorua Maori Church |
 Walking on water |
 Stem from the gutter |
 fisheye selfportait |
 souvenirs |
 geothermal valve |
 St. Faith Anglican Church |
 Taane |
 Waahine |
 Lots of hot water |
 yellow house |
 weathered sculpture |
 fence post sculpture |
 Hot Lake |
 whale carving |
 whale carving |
 Maori catameran |
 boat and church |
 my new friend |
 school entrance |
 maori building |
 maori art |
 maori art |
 maori art |
 maori art |
 maori art |
 maori mail box |
 Marget Claasen |
 Blue Lake Vista |
 Markus, Teresa and Margret |
 Markus, Margret and Nathan |
 Green Lake |
 Typical Kiwi playground |
 Karangahake Gorge |
 Karangahake Gorge |
 Karangahake Gorge |
 Karangahake Gorge |
 Karangahake Gorge Hike |
 Yellow fern tree trunk |
 Miners |
 Hiking along the old mining railwy |
 The Gorge |
 Lunch break |
 Lots of mining tunnels |
 Lots of hanging bridges |
 Through the bush |
 Carl tees off |
 Follow through |
 Perfect form |
 Matching shirts |
 Carl |
 Kyle |
 Carl |
 Happy golfers |
 Gum tree bloom |
 Tairua ferry |
 On the boat |
 1 |
 Good little hiker |
 and climber |
 Pinnacles in the background |
 Daddy and daughter |
 Daughter and Daddy |
 Pauanui from Mt. Paku |
 Josie on the Paku summit |
 The ferry |
 Slipper island from afar |
 free detail |
 jelly fish fun |
 Wind beaten Tui |
 wave jumper |
 Miranda hot springs |
 Miranda hot springs |
 Hot bubbles |
 Johanna loves it |
 Miranda hot springs |
 Ashley |
 Giant belly |
 Johanna and the rain drops |
 It's raining hard |
 Bouncy bubble |
 Bouncy bubble |
 IMG_2264.jpg |
 Splashes |
 Hot springs trio |
 Rain from under water |
 Adults only |
 No life guards here |
 Brainy toddler |
 Last morning sunrise |
 Goofy family portrait |
 Nice family portrait |
 Air New Zealand Lounge |
 Air New Zealand Lounge |
 Kiwi martini |
 Bouncer |
 Back in the USA: Carl |
 Back in the USA: Markus |
 Back in the USA: Heidi |
 Back in the USA: Nell |
 Back in PDX |
 PDX curb |