Being discriminated against by family members on the basis of his age when he arrives at Cedar Beach on Lake Champlain in Vermont.
The Idiot, 69, and his brother Kip, 67, are constantly reminded by family members that they’re a few years older than the only other person in this photograph. Despite the prejudicial accusation, they still love Liz Chapin and consider Cedar Beach a spot for the “young and romantic.”
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."