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Joel | Follow the Idiot - Part 421

Monastic MedTrek

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Joel in Featured, Follow The Idiot, France, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking | 1 Comment

A five-day silent retreat amongst the Cistercian monks at the Abbaye des Lerins  on the Saint Honorat island off Cannes (France) — which I described in the chapter entitled Quick, Get Me to a Monastery! in The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean — always features surprising revelations beyond the anticipated spiritual renewal.

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Swimming Reunion

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Joel in France, Idiotic Musings, Mediterranean Pix, Where is the idiot | Leave a comment

Reuniting with Rene and Des who swam across the Hellespont with The Idiot in 2011. (Photo: Liz Chapin)

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Mountain Trekking

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Joel in France, Mediterranean Pix, MedTrekking, Where is the idiot | Leave a comment

Trekking to the perched village of Gourdon above the French Riviera. (Photos: Liz Chapin)

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Nice Sculpture

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Joel in France, Idiotic Musings, Mediterranean Pix, Where is the idiot | Leave a comment

Watching Nice sculptor Mike Anthony try to sell me a work he calls The Idiot and the Odyssey for $75,000.

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Monastic Departure

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Joel in France, Mediterranean Pix, Where is the idiot | Leave a comment

Leaving the Abbaye de Lerins after a five-day spiritual retreat. (Photo: Liz Chapin)

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Grape Expectations

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Joel in France, Mediterranean Pix, Where is the idiot | 1 Comment

Helping the monks at Abbaye de Lerins harvest grapes.

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