Gary & Margo Snyder

Who says 70ish is too old to try something new?



7/14/05

Hi Guys,

Margo and I recently took our entire family, children, spouses, and grandchildren (15 total) to Disney World for a week.  There were three days ashore and four days on the Disney Wonder.  One of the highlights was a tour of Epcot.  We have been there many times and it was not the tour itself that made it great, but rather the manner in which we made the tour.  We were on Segway Human Transporters.  I had been looking forward to this with great anticipation. 

There were seven in our group.  We had an hour of instruction in an indoor, carpeted room, complete with traffic cones and a relatively steep ramp.  We became surprisingly proficient.  No question but what we were part of the overall  attraction of Epcot.  It all took place in the morning so there was only a moderate crowd at Epcot.  Everyone looked at us longingly and with great interest.  Most wanted to know what we were doing and how could they get such machines.  What a neat way to get around.  We recommend the tour to everyone who wants to do something that is just a bit different from normal activities.

Gary