Hey !

Time has been flying by (doesn't it always)! We've moved, unpacked, Rich should be out of the boot from the scooter incident very soon, and we took the longest vacation we've certainly ever taken.

The vacation wasn't intended to be scooter-centric, but I just light up when I see scooters in the wild!

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen a photo or 2 from Miami. I was surprised to see so many scooters in Miami because the coastal town I live near just doesn't! Don't get me wrong - there are still way more cars, but seeing so many scooters was neat.

Another surprise for this safety conscious rider - so few helmets! While waiting for a trolley, we saw a cyclist. My son mistook it for a scooter when it was far out, so we had a conversation about the rider, and on the trolley we discovered the poor guy had been hit. The road biker DID wear his helmet thankfully.

In Aruba, we saw a handful, but nothing crazy. On a tour, the guide mentioned gas was over $6 US dollars. Their were lines for gas because the prices change weekly & have been jumping ~.30 each week. We saw this postal worker on an official scooter riding off.

We missed a port because of weather, and we didn't get off the ship at the next port. However, even from the deck, I found some scooters there in La Romana, Dominican Republic (DR).

We did get off the boat for a tour around Amber Cove, DR. Now that place had a ton of scooters & crazy drivers to boot! The tour guide mentioned that scooters exploded during the pandemic, and gas was over $6 per gallon here, too. Check out the Kymco on the road with 3 Hondas on the sidewalk.

You can read more about the scooters on vacation with more photos here.

I did record a video before I left, but now I need to get it ready to publish. I'll be back on YouTube soon, but in the meantime, I'd love to hear what kind of rides you've been doing!

Have an awesome week. 

 Be seen & be safe, scooter friend! ♥

Take care,

~Renee (aka Scooter Newbie)

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