What did The Idiot do after his swim in the Seine River on July 4 went viral?
There was so much publicity, from French media and “India Today” to “The New Yorker” and “The Wall Street Journal,” that The Idiot fled to the south of France and the Mediterranean Sea for a break before the Paris mayor unlocks thousands of port-a-potties through the city on July 26 to inaugurate the Summer Olympics.
The Idiot prepared to swim in the Seine, in the same location he took a dip in 1976 for a magazine cover story, on July 4 at 11:11 a.m. (Photo: Luke Stratte-McClure)
Coverage about The Idiot’s July 4 Seine swim appeared everywhere from” Le Monde” to “The New Yorker”.
Coverage about The Idiot’s Independence Day Seine swim appeared everywhere from” Le Monde” to “The New Yorker”.
After swimming in the Seine in Paris, The Idiot swam in the Mediterranean Sea in Antibes. (Photo: Sonia Stratte-McClure)
The Idiot visited long-time friends like Elisa Brainos, his favorite living female artist whose gallery is next to the Picasso Museum in Antibes.
The Idiot got a haircut by Richard, his barber in Valbonne who also cuts his son’s and grandson’s hair.
The Idiot took family members visiting from Wyoming to see the Nomad sculpture in the Antibes port.
The Idiot’s daughter Sonia, who lives in Antibes, took The Idiot and visitors from Wyoming for a ride above Antibes. (Photo: Sonia Stratte-McClure)
A view of the Antibes port and Fort Carré from the Ferris wheel.
The Idiot enjoyed checking out temporary sculptures on the ramparts in Antibes.
Olympic fever in France has even spread to a staircase in the village of Valbonne, where The Idiot lived for 20 years.
The Idiot spent a quiet moment in the church in Valbonne.
The Idiot enjoyed a view of Antibes from a gigantic Ferris wheel.
After a week in Antibes, The Idiot was excited about returning to Paris to see the mayor inaugurate hundreds of mobile toilets that have been locked tight until the Olympics begin on July 26.
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