End of the Maui Trip
The challenge in Maui was to find a scooting route that had little traffic (difficult) and was out of the Hawaiian tradewinds to avoid the blowing red dirt in our eyes (never happened) . It was fun to go with Earl and our friends on their long morning walks, rather than stay home and wait for their return. I can maintain a brisk walking speed, but not a running speed. I managed the local swap meet without careening into anyone (Skeeter has good brakes). It was also nice not to have to put insulating layers of clothing on like I do in Portland. One of our treks took us down into a wash where I needed to scoot on thin wood boards someone had laid down over the deep sand (love that small footprint and big rear tires) . Skeeter only fell off the boards once, but since I was with three capable pushers, we made it to terra firma pretty quickly. Sometimes it’s best not to think abut a route too much; just do it. It had been so easy flying with Skeeter on the trip over, I w