Nancy's Junior TravelScoot

Elizabeth,

My TravelScoot is a junior. I am 5'2" and was about 165 when this picture was made in Key West, FL. Have a better picture at me at the "most southern point", but the scoot is not in the picture. At Kroger the other day, I talked to a lady from Durham, NC who met you at the convention [in San Francisco] and rode your TravelScoot. Forgot to ask her name. Anyhow, I think if one is flexible and under 5'2" the Junior would work. Had a very tall lady and a very tall man take a ride on my junior size while they were thinking about getting one. They used it fine, but I suggested for their height they should buy the Standard Size. I know the tall man did (and he is very pleased with it) but not certain the lady ever did. She was on by pass oxygen and put her oxygen concentrator in the basket as she rode around the parking lot. I am losing my flexibility but so far still scooting for work and shopping. When I loose all function in my legs, I'll have to give mine up. Will likely try to sell it on Craig's list when that happens.

Nancy
aka Ramblin Granny

Krystal: Scooting Through a Conga Line

I took the plunge - I went on a cruise last week.

I learned some things about myself. I'm not really a cruiser person - seasick. I'm not a lobster person - must be an acquired taste, I didn't think it was all that big deal.

I think Vroom-Vroom enjoyed it more than I did. She got to ride on the lifts for the handicap vans. (I drove there and they had shuttles from the parking to the ship.)

She zipped right up the main gangplank without any trouble. I did have to give her a little help up the short one leaving the ship as it was at a 45 degree angle.

She got to be in her first conga line.

She went dancing and into the casino - but I wouldn't let her gamble as she's not old enough yet.

She roamed around a foreign country, but we both agree that unless you really like jewelry, Nassau town has too bumpy sidewalks to make it worthwhile.

But the most fun was going out late a night after everyone was asleep and doing doughnuts out in the ocean breeze on all three of the sunning decks. Glorious!

As for getting her into the stateroom, I got one of the regular rooms, but as Vroom is a junior size, she rolled right in without any problems.

A word of warning for anyone going on the Carnival Fantasy: watch out for the speed bumps. There's places were they can shut off sections of the hallways, and at each one is a metal strip to secure the bottom of the door. Most aren't that bad but I hit one (literally) that needed some extra gunning of the throttle to get over it. Also some of the bottom edges of the doors going out to the decks have a lip to help keep water out. Take a running start.

The crew is quite trainable. They soon learned to move their toes out of my way and to not even try to separate me from Vroom. Yes, I rode her all the way to the table, I saw way to much envy and didn't want to chance losing her.

One more adventure I couldn't have done without the TS - those ships are huge!

Krystal

Nancy and her TravelScoot Junior

This is my first post about Nancy, who found about the TravelScoot on a cruise she was on last March. Welcome to our group, Nancy!

I have a TravelScoot Junior with 2 of the smaller LiO batteries. I am 5'2" and weight 160 pounds. That is before I started eating the Chocolate Cheesecake I am eating on now (grin).

I have ALS so I will only be able to use it as long as I can use my legs, but I just love it.  I use it for work and shopping and can easily get it into and out of my van.

I have two airline trips coming up and I am looking forward to these travel scoot adventures. I saw a TravelScoot on a cruise out of Houston last March and that was how I heard about them. They are wonderful.