A first trip ‘round the world, part 59

After successfully getting through the eucalypti forest without killing any kangooroo or running over a lone wombat, Gerard and Marcel stopped in Sydney, to visit, for a few days. 

They went by the brand new Opera House, still under construction, followed by a visit of the Taronga Zoo, on the shores of Sydney Harbor in the Mosman district. 

This is where Gérard saw life-size crocodiles for the first time in his life: “I was scared to death seeing these monsters a few meters away ... I did not imagine them so big, unless the fear that seized me suddenly made them look even much bigger inside my mind.

Gérard still sees both of them crossing on foot the Harbor Bridge and catching the view of the Opera House, surging in the City Center skyline as well as the splendid ocean front homes that provided for an unforgettable contrast with the ocean. 

While in Sydney, Gérard also met with the son of a cousin, on his mother’s side, who was a local-based pilot flying for Pan American Airways. He lived in the beautiful Hendley area near Sydney in a cute, secluded home cradled in greenery and so close to the water you could smell the ocean breeze in the air. 

His dad, originally from Italy, had settled in San Diego and was expecting me in the following days and was quite excited to host me in California...