The Idiot, while undertaking his daily 7-14 mile solo walks during the pandemic lockdown in northern California, had some other worldly hallucinations, visions and actions during the past week.
Here are just a few things he swears he saw and did.
The Idiot put masks on a group of stoned meditators in Turkey and insisted that they sit six feet apart.
The Idiot upset this smiling waitress pleasantly serving fresh pastries in Greece when he told her to stay six away and cover her mouth.
The Idiot caused a stir when he put up a “No Swimming” sign on a stretch of Mediterranean seaside with intriguing rock formations and inviting turquoise water.
The Idiot put a lock on the door of a Greek Orthodox Church on a Mediterranean island.
The Idiot told the occupants of Turkish tank in Cyprus that they were sitting too close together and needed gas masks.
The Idiot blocked a stone portal leading to ancient ruins in Israel until he had the air tested for traces of COVID-19.
The Idiot ensured that a Starbucks in the middle of nowhere was closed to all customers during the pandemic in Egypt.
The Idiot found a decent place for a 14-day quarantine in Turkey.
The Idiot was arrested in Lebanon when he told these sweaty soldiers that they were marching too close together.
The Idiot, after finding a spot where he could finally get in a swim during the pandemic, had to get out of the water when he discovered he couldn’t breathe with his mask on.
Might not be the right time to get back to the Mediterranean, but you can read all about it in The Idiot and the Odyssey trilogy of travel narratives.
Posted on April 28, 2020 by Joel
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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."