Wanderwell, Aloha, 1906-1996

Aloha Wanderwell was born Idris Galcia Hall on October 13, 1906, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Idris began her adventuring career when she met her traveling companion, Walter "Cap" Wanderwell, in 1922. They married in 1925 and had two children. The Wanderwells made films of their travels. In 1932, her husband was shot and killed on their yacht Carma in Long Beach, California. One year later, Wanderwell married Walter Baker and continued her travels, ultimately visiting over 80 countries and six continents, and driving over 500,000 miles in Ford vehicles.