Having a farewell lunch with a first grade (1954-55) pal who is moving out of Redding, California, after living here for 67 years.
The Idiot and Leslie Williams Schwerdt, who have been friends since first grade (1954-55), have lunch in Redding, CA, before Leslie, who lost her home in the Carr Fire a year ago, leaves town. “The last three years have forced me to embrace change and that is good,” said Leslie, who will be living on the Trinity River in the countryside.
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."
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