Okay so I never learned to ride a bike when I was young.
I know you are all thinking
"Who can't ride a bike?"
Well I can't.
But I can definitely ride a Segway!
Over the last several years I have occasionally seen people on segways and I always thought I would love to have a go but even though I am attracted to trying more unusual things I do not like making a fool of myself in front of others.
Then I read that they were very easy to ride/drive so I probably would not fall over and make a fool of myself and I also found out that a company in Northern Ireland were running "Titanic" Segway Tours which were obviously tours around the "Titanic Quarter" of Belfast on Segways.
I kept thinking how I would love to do it and hinted to my husband several times but Fred is not one to really take a hint - well not quickly anyway..
Then last year I decided we were going to go on the Titanic Segway Tour when all of the family would be together in Northern Ireland - not something that often happens now that our oldest son is living in Leeds and our daughter is living in South Korea.
To make a full day out of it we were going to go to the Titanic Exhibition first and then do the Segway tour and then go for dinner.
So we went online and booked 6 places on the tour one day in August, yes 6 because of course our middle son got married so we have a daughter-in-law as well.
Unfortunately Jonathan (the one from Leeds) took ill that morning and had to stay in bed all day so there were only the five of us in the end.
You can see the Titanic Building in the background - a rather impressive sight as you drive across the M3 over Belfast - designed to make you think of a ship.
I was so looking forward to this and as soon as the guy said we could get on the segways I didn't wait for the others.
It was so easy to do and very enjoyable.
We were told to go in single file and follow the tour guide so Linda led us off after him.
We were like ducks in a row and Linda enjoyed taking these selfies trying to get us all in as we rode along.
I laughed and laughed as we segwayed all around the Titanic quarter even though everyone we passed stared at us. In fact I think that made me laugh even more.
The guide took us to different parts of the Titanic Quarter and we did listen as he explained what had happened at each part.
You can see me concentrating in the picture below when we were beside the dock.
Well shortly before that shot I had been giggling and not long after it I was giggling again but I did stop to listen in between.
When we had been all round the Titanic quarter and heard all about it we stopped for a ...
It seemed very strange parking the segways alongside the water and sitting in the coffee shop looking out at them.
Then after coffee we segwayed back toward the Odyssey Arena where the guide then let us have about 15 mins of free time on the large flat area riding round just as we pleased.
It was hilarious!
Daniel took this video.
No-one fell off, no-one collided with anyone else (although Daniel and Suzie almost did) or with the posts or the benches in the area.
Linda took this one.
Can't remember who took this one. All I know is I was too busy enjoying the play time that I didn't take any videos or pictures at all.
But all good things have to come to an end and when Jonathan - the guide, said it was time to go back to the tour Office we were all disappointed but we had to go.
Well the chat was great after this event as we had all thoroughly enjoyed it and felt the time had gone too quick and I was already wondering when I could do it again.
However it is not a cheap day out, but it was a Special Day for us.
They do claim to be the only Segway Tours in the UK you see.
And I have been scheming & planning and hopefully there will be another Xtra Special Day !!!
