The Idiot was fortunate to have access to a family home on the Pacific Ocean when he left Redding, California, due to the devastating Carr Fire.
He was able, unlike many of his friends and neighbors, to thrive with other family members on the Pacific Ocean near Trinidad, CA, and play with Baby Gaga (his 10-month old granddaughter), visit a Farmers’ Market in Arcata, prepare home-cooked meals, enjoy controlled campfires on Clam Beach, spend time hiking in Redwood forests and eat local food.
Arriving on the cool and refreshing Pacific Ocean near Trinidad, CA.
Enjoying views of the Pacific Ocean during daily walks.
Visiting a cave at low tide on the Pacific Ocean south of Trinidad, CA.
Warming up next to a campfire on Clam Beach.
Hanging out with his son and Baby Gaga, his 10-month-old granddaughter, in Arcata, CA.
Buying tomatoes at the Farmers’ Market in Arcata, CA.
Having a fully loaded mash potato cone for lunch at the Farmers’ Market in Arcata, CA — and looking a bit worried about taking the first bite.
Listening to tunes and getting used to the rhythm of the Farmers’ Market in Arcata, CA.
Giving Baby Gaga a lesson in how to eat a rubber giraffe.
Enjoying dinner above the Pacific Ocean.
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."