The kids were amazingly brave. We started of in the afternoon and the sun was still giving us a sunburn. Since it is still spring though, one cloud was enough to get the chills. In the evening we relaxed at a playground munching on crackers and apples again. The playground was lots of fun. We used the flying fox and several tubes enjoying ourselves. On the peak it was quite touristic. But the view was excellent and Clara made lots of pictures with her camera.

Vincent got the chicken pocks. Thats why we had to bath im everyday. And it became fun.

Afterwards the whole family was soaked in green smelly water;) including Onchao (little unicorn) and Mietzi (cat).

when the best and simplest solution’s so close at hand (1,5 km) from home base. We packed our crackers, fruit pack and went to see the ducks again. It was a great walk. Not many people around and just the right thing to do with chicken pox babies.

Ponsonby is the “X-Kölln” or “Prenlauer Berg” of Auckland. We walked through this part of Auckland with its great restaurants and bars to Victoria Park whick we expected to be much more like Western Springs Lakeside Park. It was not more than a green sport arena. Afterwards we went to the harbour. Our goal: Eating Fish` n Chips! We ended up sharing some sushi and a muffin on a bench at the waterfront.

On our first trip in Auckland we went to a duck pond. Thats kind of what we thought of  in the first place. But arriving at the park made it clear for us that there are miles between a duckpond in Berlin or in Auckland NZ.

As always we planned in a playground stay for Clara.

Our next stop from there on this day was the medical center. Suddenly Vincent got weird spots over his body. The doctor diagnosed “Chicken Pox” and “both are going to be sick” and ” they are going to be grumpy”.  We were delighted! In the end though Vincent took it as a brave baby he is.

After standing in front of endless foodrows at Countdown, which made it quite challenging to make a  choice , we took what we picked and carried it home. At the end of the day we ate terrific sandwiches. They seemed to be especially good in the sunset with this great view on Auckland.

When we arrived in Auckland we were much more relaxed than after our first trp to California. The Flight had bee pretty relaxed and we got at least some sleep.The Taxi driver in Auckland was much more welcoming than the one in L.A. We arrived in the morning at Auckland and still had the whole day to enjoy the jetlag and get adjustetd. First we were introduced to our fabulous apartement by our terrific host Erica in Auckland. The view was amazing and a park with playareas nearby.

Before we occupied the appartement we went food shopping and of course on playground exploration in the Grey Lynn Park.