we heard that phrase often during our training! I will be the first to say that riding a Segway is different than most machines I have ever ridden or driven. It is always in motion, so there is a balancing of the forward and backward motion. Actually there are sensors in the foot pads; at the toe of your foot to move the machine forward and at the heal to move you backwards. There is no kill switch! So, if you fall off (not too likely unless you are Ellen practicing on the dipping pavement! LOL) it keeps moving for ten feet before it stops. Kind of weird...
My biggest problem at first was turning left; my brain said left, but my body moved right! I fixed it before too long! Good thing because I almost went off the practice track a few times and it was bout 10 feet down! But for all three of us, it did not take long before we were "one with the machine" and off on the tour!
My biggest problem at first was turning left; my brain said left, but my body moved right! I fixed it before too long! Good thing because I almost went off the practice track a few times and it was bout 10 feet down! But for all three of us, it did not take long before we were "one with the machine" and off on the tour!
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| Our Adventures Out West instructors almost had a head on collision! You had to see it to believe it! They were inches from each other before they stopped (backed-up). This photo does not capture the instant of near miss... |
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| Joel & Carmen from the Phoenix area were also on our tour - they were experienced Segway drivers |
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| from left to right - Ellen, Connie & Susan in Sedona |
We rode the machines for over an hour in the Jordan Rd area with lovely homes, landscaping and beautiful red rock vistas! The three of us had a great time and we would all do it again! Actually, I want one!!! The tour operator gave us a little patch as a souvenir.
We drove back to Prescott via Jerome and stopped at the Haunted Hamburger for a bite to eat; good burgers with a view. We missed our first seating call because we were roaming the unique shops in town, but we got seating shortly after we were back at the restaurant. We headed from Jerome over Mingus Mt. and relaxed when we got back to my house.
Thanks to Connie and Ellen for joining me on this adventure!
1 comments:
Looks like you had a good time...and managed to survive without injury.
So, did you meet any "ghosts" at the haunted hamburger place? :)
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