Went for a trundle on the buggy the other day, discovered a long thin park with lots of seating picnic areas and a “fitness trail” where there are several bunches of gym-style equipment for the more daring to try out. The park runs through various housing developments & right in the middle is an pair of electric BBQs, a covered picnic area, substantial lawn for R&R, a tall palm tree and a pond with various lookouts around it.
Travelled 9 km on the mobility scooter (aka Trundle Buggy) today. Power level was still above 80% at the end of the run. It averaged 7kph, mostly driven at 8kph except for crossing roads at pedestrian crossings and for the final 300 metres to beat the rain, I selected full power in those instances. This higher setting gets 10 to 11 kph.
@sumudu More updates today: iOS & iPad OS 15.4 plus Monterey 12.3. Universal Control has arrived, as has Masked Face ID on iPhone 12 & newer (except the just-announced SE 3 which has Touch ID).
// @matigo
@matigo Current version is 12.2.1, my M1 MacBook Air is behaving itself batterywise.
// @sumudu
@matigo Christmas Day, 1969. One bicycle with 14-inch wheels was received by the five kids aged 4 to 12. It had training wheels fitted for one week only. Then it was sink or swim, so to speak. The following Xmas Day the older 4 received their own bikes with the youngest retaining the original one.
In reality, plants are actually farming us by giving us oxygen daily until we all eventually decompose so they can consume us.
Did 12 km on the mobility buggy today. If you don’t go flat out, the charge will give your greater range as the motor isn't working as hard as it otherwise would. There’s neither a gearbox nor need for one on a device like this.
Back at the QXQ (quiet ex-quarry) today. There was another person doing the rounds today, the first time she’d been there. Today was mostly overcast but I took photos anyway. This one I call “Dramatic Sky.”
Ten minutes away by mobility scooter is a hidden gem. It appears to be just a line of trees on top of a hill behind a fence but really it’s a former quarry, fenced off to prevent critters & folk from falling in. On the western edge is a fenced lookout revealing the treasures beneath. Theres a meandering footpath which can access the area from the north or south. Once inside & protected from any wind there’s a rotunda surrounded by trees, shrubs & lawn areas, beside a pond with a boardwalk crossing it. There’s lots of shade from a magnificent oak tree. On a corner of the boardwalk there’s a pair of low seats and a fenced-off viewing area. Past the pond at the north end is an area of reeds (and alas, blackberries) leading to the north exit to the park. Previously this would have been difficult for me to access because of the hills - my arthritic knee doth protest greatly when forced into such contortions. But now I have my late mother’s electric mobility scooter with a range allegedly of 50+km.
It’s so beautiful & peaceful, I shall use it in future as a place of quiet contemplation.
