The Idiot, who due to an injury will not be able to return to Gaza and Egypt until November to resume his walk around the Mediterranean Sea, is evaluating the possibility of hiking around the Atlantic Ocean.

That project, which will not begin until he’s completed his circumnavigation of the Mediterranean in 2018, will be launched in Boston, Massachusetts. The Idiot’s first decision will be whether to commence the walk by heading north or south of Boston.

This week he got a sample of the South Shore, from Boston to Scituate Harbor, to evaluate the pros and cons of heading in that direction.

He set up a base camp on Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA, and here’s what he found in mid-to-late April:

There are glorious sunrises on Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA.

At low tide, it’s easy to walk on the sand on expansive Nantasket Beach.

The Idiot enjoyed strolling on Jerusalem Road in Cohasset, MA, because it vaguely reminded him of his MedTrek down the coast of Israel in October 2015.

A spiritual retreat on Jerusalem Road in Cohasset, MA.

An opulent home on Jersualem Road in Cohasset, MA, that reminded The Idiot that he’s not in Israel.

Sandy Beach in Cohasset, MA, actually did remind The Idiot of his walk on similar terrain in Israel last October.

The Idiot stumbled on a wedding photo shoot, a hammock and some fellow beach trekkers when he reached Glades Road between Cohasset and Scituate, MA.

The Idiot stumbled on a wedding shoot north of Scituate, MA.

The Idiot took a break in a hammock to watch the action at the wedding shoot.

The Idiot strolled with some swimmers as he headed towards Scituate, MA.

A stretch of coast between Cohasset and Scituate, MA.

The Idiot ended his trek south of Boston when he arrived in pleasant, welcoming and historic Scituate Harbor.

The Idiot arrives in Scituate Harbor, just over 25 walking miles south of Boston.

In Scituate, The Idiot unsuccessfully attempted to set up a base camp in a home once inhabited by heroines in the War of 1812.

The Idiot concluded his research on Boston’s South Shore with a feast of naked calamari at Jake’s Seafood Restaurant in Hull, MA.

The Idiot writes notes about his walk south of Boston while waiting to be served naked calamari at Jake’s Seafood Restaurant in Hull, MA.
(Photo: Liz Chapin)

Jake’s naked calamari is sautéed with marinara, kalamata olives, roasted red peppers and roasted artichoke hearts.

Next week: Follow The Idiot as he explores the Atlantic Ocean coast north of Boston.

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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."