The Idiot didn’t just enjoy pristine views, sit on romantic beaches and benches, and relish seductive sunsets on the Pacific Ocean during the waning weeks of the summer of 2020. He also observed lots of humans and freaks of nature.
Wavy shadows on a walkway above the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, California.
Local friends hiking to Strawberry Rock in Trinidad, California.
The harbor-side location of Trinidad’s iconic lighthouse where it was moved from an unstable hillside.
Visiting relatives picking blackberries above the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, CA.
Varied vegetation on a hillside above the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, CA.
An artistic garden at an oceanside home in Trinidad, CA.
Afternoon fog at Luffenholtz Beach in Trinidad, CA.
Surfers and bathers in the frigid Pacific Ocean near Trinidad, CA.
A natural bridge in the forest near Trinidad, CA.
An ocean safety class on the beach in Trinidad, CA.
A television above Luffenholtz Beach in Trinidad, CA.
Relatives relaxing on the porch in Trinidad, CA.
A colorful car above the Pacific Ocean near Trinidad, CA.
A wide path through the forest above the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, CA.
Weekenders enjoying Big Lagoon on the Pacific Ocean north of Trinidad, CA.
A bandaged Idiot after falling, hitting a rock and cutting his head while flying a kite on the beach near 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."