I had lots of great experiences on my recent vacation.  One of them was learning how to “ride/drive” a Segway.  We visited Coronado Island just off of San Diego.  We went on on a tour set up by Segway of Coronado.  After about a half an hour of instruction we were off to tour the island.  It’s hard to describe the experience but it’s a little like riding a horse.  You lean forward to go forward, lean back to stop, and lean the handlebar to go left or right.  The guide had the Segway set in the training mode for the first one third of the trip.  Then he stopped and let us go full speed.  We saw some of the very picturesque neighborhoods on the east side of the island.  

Would highly recommend Segway of Coronado if you’re visiting there.  Plus, it seems that lots of tourist destinations have Segway tours.  Don’t know if they are run as good as the Coronado one was, but at least you shouldn’t be put off by learning to ride the Segway.  Once you get the hang of it, it’s as easy, if not easier, than riding a bike.

— Illustration…Extremely goofy picture of me on the Segway! —