People ask me how I’m going. “No but how are you really going? How’s your health”? Each year I spend about a month or two not really doing much exercise. It is always summer because in summer I will always struggle to walk due to the heat. Heat affects me badly. It’s around about then … Continue reading How are you really going – how your mobility scooter can help
Accessible Merewether Baths
I’m at the Merewether Ocean Baths. It is about 2 hours north of Sydney in the city of Newcastle. I’ve bragged about this pools accessibility before in a previous post on ocean pools. After visiting again this week I need to do a backtrack. It’s accessible yes but you need a mobility scooter or an … Continue reading Accessible Merewether Baths
Mobility scooter sketching
We’ve had really bad storms and blackouts this week. Time to bring out the sketch book. I want to build a collection of mobility scooter drawings. That way when I’m having a down time and can’t get around I can do some T-shirts or paintings on mobility scooters. This is my first go of it … Continue reading Mobility scooter sketching
A lift at the surf club
I love this surf club. There’s always a g’day. I’m at Hawks Nests famed vantage point for taking in some of Australia’s amazing coastline. Yes, you’ve seen me get on the Surf Clubs mobi-mat in a previous post. Now I’m sitting back upstairs taking in the views. It’s a sweet space and only opens on … Continue reading A lift at the surf club
Trip to Italy – Travels with my Scooter
Turin I threw all caution to the wind taking my mobility scooter over to Italy from Australia last year. It wasn’t covered with insurance because it was a few years old. Florence I’d heard horror stories of the damage that can be done being in the cargo hold. I wasn’t sure how to get it … Continue reading Trip to Italy – Travels with my Scooter
Insist on a portable mobility scooter
I’ve always wondered why people that need to use a mobility scooter end up with big mobility scooters that can barely fit through their front door. For me a portable mobility scooter is the only way to go. In a recent post I’m was taking my scooter onto the mobi-mat on the beach. Well not … Continue reading Insist on a portable mobility scooter
Riding a portable mobility scooter on a Mobi-Mat
Yesterday’s post was all about the popularity of a mobi-mat and the ins and outs of maintaining one. Today though I’m taking advantage of the surf clubs offer for me to take my mobility scooter on it. Thanks 😁 The gap looked problematic yesterday Yesterday the sand was soft at the start. All good today. … Continue reading Riding a portable mobility scooter on a Mobi-Mat
Surf club volunteers
I’m back at the beach today speaking with a surf club volunteer about the beach access mat. He’s there shovelling off sand and relocating it over the edge of the mat so people don’t trip on it. He’s sweeping sand off the cement to keep it safe. Surf club volunteer Surf club volunteers I thought … Continue reading Surf club volunteers
Are you game? Beach access mats
I was very excited when they said that this beach had an mobi-mat. It was in the pipeline for a while at this beach. They already had a beach wheelchair. I was impressed that they managed to find the funds for both. They’re not cheap. “The mat can accommodate a wide range of users, including … Continue reading Are you game? Beach access mats
Travels with my scooter – Anzac Bridge
I scootered over Anzac Bridge from Sydney Fish Markets. It was just before sunset. It’s a nice ride on my mobility scooter and there are some great views along the way. The first pic is looking west to where the super yachts are kept. The second of the cars on the bridge. the walkway weaves … Continue reading Travels with my scooter – Anzac Bridge
Travels with my Scooter 