MedTrekking can be a solitary, sociable, or standoffish undertaking.
The Idiot’s recent 796-kilometer walk around the country of Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, was a balanced mélange of solo hiking, MedTrekking with companions, and serendipitous encounters.
Meet some of The Idiot’s fellow MedTrekkers during the Cyprus outing.
Liz Chapin, who is in her third year of MedTrekking, joined The Idiot for over a month.
Michael de Glanville, a Cypriot friend of The Idiot’s since 1985, joined the MedTrek in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and his wife, Viola, sampled the path for a few hours.
Former London Times foreign correspondent Michael Knipe, who edited “The Idiot and the Odyssey II,” became, at 76, the oldest person to accompany The Idiot for more than 20 consecutive kilometers.
CyprusScene co-founder and editor Chris Elliott joined The Idiot to report a story he was writing about the MedTrek around Cyprus. (Photo: Michael de Glanville)
There were dozens of encounters, both on and off the MedTrek, with local Cypriots and foreigners living in Cyprus.
Discussing Cyprus over lunch with former Associated Press foreign correspondent Andy Torchia and his wife Marian in Larnaca.
The Idiot frequently bought tomatoes from teenagers during the MedTrek. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
Liz Chapin helped this Cyrpiot farmer collect capers.
The Idiot swapped stories with a group of Cypriot teachers during their annual weekend campout on the seaside. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
Liz is introduced to the “clock flower” by a retired government official in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after he gave The Idiot his view of the island’s evolution since independence in 1960.
The Idiot took a day off from MedTrekking to attend a breathing session taught by Viola and Michael de Glanville at the first yoga festival in Northern Cyprus.
Liz gets a recipe from a woman in Northern Cyprus after sampling her stuffed zucchini dolmans.
The Idiot is taught how to cook “Turkish pizza” at the Dilara Restaurant in Dipkarpaz.
Liz plays a Cyprus slideshow for the Kurdish owners of the Dilara Restaurant in Dipkarpaz.
There were also exciting encounters with animals, the media and each other.
Liz takes two street dogs to a vet for a check-up near Kyrenia/Girne.
Recording A Cup Of Conversation at BRT TV studios in the capital city of Nicosia.
Excited MedTrekkers rejoice after a long day’s seaside hike. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
Next week: MedTrek training on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California.
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