What did Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 3.84-year-old granddaughter, have to say when she heard him complain about the incessant heat wave in Northern California?
”If you can’t stand the heatwave,” Baby Gaga shrugged with the concurrence of Baby Gogo, her 1.2-year-old brother, “get out of the heat.”
That led to a family trip to the much cooler climes (think 40℉ less than the triple digit temperatures in Redding, CA) on the Pacific Ocean, a three-hour drive west over the Trinity Alps.
Here’s how things looked in Humboldt County.
A warmer wardrobe was required for outings in Arcata, California.
The cooler weather made it possible to sit outside in the middle of the morning in Arcata, CA.
The cooler weather made it enjoyable to sit outside during the day on the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, CA.
One delight of cooler weather is the opportunity to go on hikes in the forest during the day.
Another delight of cooler weather is the opportunity to go on hikes on the oceanside during the day.
Another delight of cooler weather is the opportunity for family hikes on the oceanside.
The cooler weather made it possible to enjoy the just-opened Redwood Skywalk at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, CA.
The cooler weather on the Pacific Ocean enabled Baby Gogo and his mother to enjoy an afternoon tea at the Beachcomber Cafe in Trinidad, CA.
The cooler weather in Trinidad, CA, enabled Baby Gaga to get an outside kid table at the Beachcomber Cafe in Trinidad, CA.
The cooler weather on the Pacific Ocean enabled Baby Gaga and Baby Gogo to visit Sumeg, a reconstructed Yurok village in Patrick’s Point State Park.
“It’s All Good” at Patrick’s Point State Park.
“It’s All Good” when you’ve got your own chair in Trinidad, CA.
“It’s All Good” when your father carries you on a walk in Trinidad, CA.
Baby Gogo climbed rocks with his father during hikes on the Pacific Ocean.
Baby Gaga climbed trees in the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.
Baby Gaga flew kites with her father on the Pacific Ocean.
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The Idiot gave 1.2-year-old Baby Gogo a bottle in the forest on the Pacific Ocean.
Baby Gaga toasted marshmallows at dusk on the Pacific Ocean
The Idiot’s son Luke and daughter-in-law Samantha at sunset on the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, CA.
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."