Discovering colored tiles taken from the classical Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, at the Behrens-Eaton House Museum in Redding, CA.
The Idiot urged the Behrens-Eaton House Museum to return painted tiles and other stones taken from Pompeii by Judge Richard B. Eaton while serving in the US Army in World War II.
The Idiot’s visit to Pompeii, which now has UNESCO World Heritage site status, was recounted in “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean.”
Rather than stealing stones, he and his son Luke hid a “Follow The Idiot” baseball cap amid the ruins.
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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