Aloha Wanderwell

Aloha Wanderwell
Wanderwell in c. 1930
Born	Idris Galcia Welsh (1906-10-13)October 13, 1906 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	June 4, 1996(1996-06-04) (aged 89) Newport Beach, California, United States
Other names	Idris Welsh, Idris Galcia Hall, Gilvis Wanderwell,[1] Aloha W Baker
Occupation(s)	World automobile traveler, filmmaker, aviator, author, explorer, travel lecturer, editor, screenwriter, radio performer, spoke 11 languages
Known for	First Woman to Drive Around the World in an automobile, starting at 16, certified by Guinness World Records
Spouses	Walter Wanderwell (m. 1925; died 1932) Walter Baker ​ (m. 1933)​
Children	Valri (b. 1925) Nile (b. 1927)

Aloha Wanderwell (Idris Galcia Hall née Welsh, October 13, 1906 – June 4, 1996) was a Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, and aviator. Beginning when she was 16 years old, she became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, driving a Ford 1918 Model T over a five year period (1922–1927). Ultimately she traveled 500,000 miles across 80 countries.