How much does a Seg way?

-What is a Segway you may ask?

Up until about a month ago, I had no clue what a Segway was. But if you ever saw the movie, Paul Blunt Mall Cop, you know what I'm talking about.... those two wheeled motor devices that cops use to go whipping by in a crowd. It was actually very, very FUN!!!

It was about a 2 hour tour. We each got our own 'vehicle'. To learn more about it go here. You balance your feet front (toes) to back (heel) to operate it. Slight movements with your hands on the handle bars make you go left/right. Hard to understand at first, but truly after 5 minutes, you get it!

*Strange 1 - we went with another family off the Navigator of the Sea. Like us, they said they were from Chicago. Asian family, parents had a very strong accent, kids names were Karen and Tim... very American. We find out they are from Libertyville..... less than a half hour from us. Of the 8,000 people on 4 ships that docked about the say time... another family from 'Chicago'.

We got to go a pick a real conch (pronounced CONK) shell if we wanted. Off the beach Conch fisherman just leave the shells behind in huge piles.

We got to go up to almost 10 miles per hour, zipping in and out, over pot holes and tree stumps, avoiding horse poop and big mud holes. It was really a good time.... until......

*Strange 2- we are done with tour. We have 1 hour to get back to the ship. This tour took us about 1/2 hour into the middle of Nassau Bahama... not one minute out of the private gates of the 200 acre playground... or friendly driver Meeks was telephoned that she had a flat tire! Christmas Eve, at 3:30 in the afternoon. No problem mon! There's more to the story as panic arose in the back of the van as we traveled at 15 mph through a very, very congested Bahama local city, one Asian family, one white family..all from Chicago... squirming and in panic mode.

Meeks found someone to fix the FLAT tire.... we made it back to the dock...just like all the other 6,000 people whose ship was set to sail at 6 pm.... not 4:30!! But we still had to go through security and customs it was 4:31!!!!!!! To say the least.... since I hadn't gone to the bathroom in about 5 hours and my back was killing me... my family ran and ran and ran and made it safely on board.... and me?

Two more HugE ships had docked since we had earlier that day.... I was confused, in panic mode.... and a little damp :( having a depends moment without the depends (ha ha) .... as they were pulling up the gang plank... I made it on the ship before they set sail. Exhausted... but what an experience!!!!