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An unusual weekend

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We've got an unusual weekend booked. Well Sunday anyway. We are going on a Segway Safari. :lol: For anyone who doesn't know what a segway is - it's a futuristic form of transport, consisting of two wheels on a single axle with a stick / steering column in the middle. They are self balancing by using gyroscopes.

We go off into the woods rigged up in helmets & knee pads on these segways. Should be great fun! They also do sphereing where you roll down the hill inside a giant ball, but I don't fancy that.

Afterwards we are picking up 5 pekin chicks. :dance: I can't wait!

 

Emma.x

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We saw Peter Gabriel in Birmingham a few years ago and he was using them on stage - they looked fab!

 

I think there is some problem in using them in the UK - you can't use them on the pavement/footpaths because they are vehicles, but you can't use them on the road because they don't have a licence and MOT. Yet they let mobility scooters use both road and pavement and they fall into exactly the same category!

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oooh, we're doing this soon, so let us know what it's like. It was an xmas present. I'm a bit scared though....do they just hand them over and let you go off into the woods, or is it an actual race with other people? I'm a bit worried that we'll turn up to find that I have to do it alongside twenty rugby players on a stag do! :oops:

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You get about 15 minutes training, then go off into the woods following the instructor. We have to wear long trousers & long sleeves - kneepads, elbow pads & a helmet. We will lokk good. There are 10 of us going. However only 2 of us will come home with chicks...me & hubby! :dance:

Taking a picnic too. I just hope the weather holds - or else the segway safari will be cancelled. :(

 

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I'm back & totally shattered after such an adrenaline rush. Absolutely fabby it was. We had to wear some right good gear. These sort of mesh jackets with turtle back protectors & built in elbow protectors, shin & knee pads, wrist protectors & the really heavy proper crash helmets. I could never be a biker as the helmets are so heavy! We looked so good.

We stepped on our Segways - which really feel wierd - like a wobbly board under your feet. We had some training doing like a slalom round the flags - I couldn't stop giggling.

Then we followed the quad bike round the field, through a farm gate, through a field of sheep, under the trees, round a pond - we gave it some real welly up this steepish hill, round a field & then we stopped at a farm gate. The man then put it on 'free' mode so it would go as fast as we wanted. Whoa! they can shift. We went over a few rutted bits & it really wobbles under your feet. But you just grip onto the handlebars, lean forward, keep your feet firmly on the board & go with the wobble! :lol:

Another lady & her grand daughter had fell off them just before we got there - but they were going too fast over the ruts & also when turning.

It was brill & we want to go again! The photos are being emailed to us later, as on the other peoples camera! Totally exhilarating & recommended! Our legs were like jelly when we got our the Segways. :lol:

Afterwards, we had our picnic - just before the heavens opened - we were really lucky.

Then we went to collect our chicks. The lady showed us all her chickens, she had some gorgeous ones & even some babies off my chickens..what a small world!

I now have 5 lavender / lavender cuckoo pekin chicks under their electric hen. I can't name them yet as they all look alike, so I am waiting for some leg rings to come & then they will be named. They are simply gorgeous. I think there is definitely one boy. :dance: I have had a wonderful day, now all I need is for the Millefleur eggs under Button to hatch & the day would be truly perfect! :D

 

Emma.x

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