The Idiot, once he chose the appropriate footwear, partied at a farmer’s market, a radio station, a Whole Earth festival and a country club during an Easter weekend road trip in Northern California.
The Idiot chose appropriate footwear before he went on a partying road trip on Easter weekend.
The Idiot kicked things off with some meditative harp music at the farmer’s market in Chico, California.
The succadelic Idiot spent a lot of time with his favorite plants at the farmer’s market in Chico, California.
The Idiot gathered flowers for Easter bouquets at the farmer’s market in Chico, California.
The Idiot bought monkey bread at the farmer’s market in Chico, California. for Easter breakfast with a childhood friend.
The main reason The Idiot was in Chico was to attend a party celebrating the 50th anniversary of North State Public Radio (NSPR), which recently co-hosted an appearance where The Idiot spoke about The Idiot and the Odyssey trilogy of travel narratives detailing his twenty-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea.
The Idiot listened to soft rock (think Fleetwood Mac) before getting social at the 50th anniversary party for North State Public Radio in Chico, California.
The Idiot hung with Nancy Wiegman, the host of Nancy’s Bookshelf, at the 50th anniversary party for North State Public Radio in Chico, California.
The Idiot watched a dj-to-be go on the air (or at least think he was on the air) at the 50th anniversary party for North State Public Radio in Chico, California.
The Idiot was not paid to muss up his hair (it was the wind) and pose with publicity material at the 50th anniversary party for North State Public Radio in Chico, California.
By the time The Idiot made it to The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival in Redding, California, he was ready to rock, roll and get really succadelic.
The Idiot arrived at The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival in Redding, California, just before an afternoon downpour.
An impending storm didn’t deter The Idiot and others from rocking at The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival in Redding, California.
An impending storm didn’t deter The Idiot and others from rolling at The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival in Redding, California.
The Idiot ran into Greg and Justina (aka Succadelic on Instagram) Gutierrez, whose Soil in the Sink company specializes in nicely boxed succulents, at The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival in Redding, California.
The Idiot celebrated a sunny Easter with a baby grandnephew not named Jesus at the Riverview Golf and Country Club in Redding, California. (Photo: Tryg Stratte)
The Idiot got home on Easter evening in time to catch the second episode of this season’s Game of Thrones in real time.
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."