Some people with mobility issues can’t walk. Others can’t walk up and down stairs. Even walking a short distance is really scary and time consuming. Let alone with a full bladder. A accessible restaurant?!🤨 Last night I was at a restaurant. We had rung through before booking to make sure it was accessible. I just … Continue reading Disabled Foodie
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No it is not accessible – Ask the restaurant
This is a cool little French restaurant I went past yesterday in Sydney’s CBD. It has great reviews. The photos online are so enticing. Their website tantalises me with its promise of authentic food and a great atmosphere. Inside the decor looks amazing. Is it accessible? I saw the ramp so wondered if it was … Continue reading No it is not accessible – Ask the restaurant
A practical airport
People feign disability to use a wheelchair at the airport. That’s the article I’ve been reading today. We live in a day where people don’t get around on a horse and buggy. We use cars. We use trains and trams. On the street we can hire a Lime bike to make our journey easier, no … Continue reading A practical airport
I am a warrior
‘You mustn’t give up hope, you must be stoic, you must be strong and you must always try and batter the door down to try and improve things – Elton John Elton John is going blind after a bad eye infection back in 2024. I hadn’t heard about it. As I’m reading the Daily Mail … Continue reading I am a warrior
Crossing a finish line
I felt very privileged to cross the finish line at the Springcycle event on Sunday. Technically I was only there on the sidelines to cheer people on but I got there so early the cyclists hadn't got there yet. So I had a crack at the finish line. 100 metres of battery life got soaked … Continue reading Crossing a finish line
Getting on Sydney‘s smallest ferry
Can I get on Sydney’s smallest ferry on my mobility scooter? Me-Mel Minicat at Pirrama Parks new ferry wharf I have a portable mobility scooter called a SupascootaHD. It’s pretty small and has had many adventures. Still, I really wasn’t sure as I headed up the gang plank of this Minicat ferry of what to … Continue reading Getting on Sydney‘s smallest ferry
Can you play Pickleball on a portable mobility scooter?
Pickleball, it’s a really trendy thing to do in my neck of the woods at the moment. I hear though that in the States it is going absolutely gangbusters. I’ve just come from a Pickleball fundraiser over the weekend to raise money for spinal cord injury research. What an interesting sport. ‘The Jar’ is the … Continue reading Can you play Pickleball on a portable mobility scooter?
A skedaddle of scooters
You learn something every day. A waddle of penguins, a litter of kittens, but have you heard of a skedaddle of scooters. That sounds pretty funky so I’m claiming it for mobility scooters too. Today I am at a seaside town up the coast from Sydney called Ettalong. It has a long strip mall. I’m … Continue reading A skedaddle of scooters
I am a warrior
I watch the walkers and mobility scooters follow the path. In dedication for a cause, a barrage of umbrellas snake their way along a wet harbour foreshore. Disposable rain ponchos and fancy dress teams make their way. The dedication that people give to get out and about for those of us that can’t. I am … Continue reading I am a warrior
3 mobility scooter fails – “Clean up aisle 1”
I’ve been watching mobility scooter fails on YouTube. Wow the ridiculous stacks and ridiculous risks people take. Come on guys you can’t get around. I think the difference I found was that they were unintentional. Don’t use an escalator The first mobility scooter fail was an electric wheelchair not a scooter. What the hell was … Continue reading 3 mobility scooter fails – “Clean up aisle 1”
Travels with my Scooter 