The Idiot, currently in Coronavirus isolation and practicing social distancing in California, recalled his recent MedTrek along the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt when there were no problems getting up close and personal with almost anyone he met.
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The Idiot had a discussion with another hiker on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.

The Idiot discussed his walk across northern Egypt with a young woman near the World War II battlefields in El-Alamein. (Photo: Michael Knipe)

The Idiot chatted with a construction worker when he hitchhiked back to his base camp after a day’s MedTrek.

A shepherd invited The Idiot into his home for tea on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt. (Photo: Michael Knipe)

The Idiot stayed very close to the security detail that accompanied him on the Mediterranean Sea in a section of northern Egypt.

The Idiot was asked to pose for photos by most members of the security force that was required by the police to accompany him on parts of his walk across northern Egypt.

The Idiot climbed a mountain with an Italian journalist in Siwa, Egypt. (Photo: Monika Sleszynska)

The Idiot took a photo of his breakfast companion in Siwa, Egypt.

The Idiot talked to bakers while shopping for breakfast in Siwa, Egypt.

The Idiot lunched with an American adventurer in Cairo after completing his walk on the Mediterranean across northern Egypt. (Photo: Monika Sleszynska)

The Idiot walked a mile to talk to this camel.
For additional details about The Idiot in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East read The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean.