The Segway was once the saviour of the future. Then there were some small problems, then the company owner fell to his death from one, and when you think about it how is a motorised scooter going to save humanity? But what they're really great for is whizzing around in the California sunshine, and today we did the new park tour.
Instead of the roads of downtown, dodging cars and tourists, this gave us a chance to off-road around the huge park's trails, through its shady groves, and generally make mischief while (supposedly) learning about history. Did you know that William Randolph Hearst shipped an entire Spanish monastery to the West Coast, but lost interest before it got here, so had it stored in the park in crates, which caught fire, so now there are bits of 1550 burnt masonry lying around, mostly in flower beds? Nor did I, until today.
Kitted up...
...and ready to roll.
Mum receives her training.
And soon has the knack (even if she never lost the worried expression).
Shared family interests.
Last stop at the Japanese Tea Gardens before we had to give the toys back.
