Swimming a mile in order to thoroughly enjoy une baguette dipped in café au lait in Redding, California.
Although this baguette was not particularly tasty, The Idiot has always loved relaxingly dipping bread into coffee after a morning swim.
For the record, his favorite bread in California these days is baked by Tartine Bakery in San Francisco and Los Angeles. However, when in Redding…
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."