Getting around....

My Dad has been walking with a stick since after his brain operation a couple of years ago, but sometimes this meant that it was a challenge for him to get out and about. Some weeks ago, he decided to get one of those mobility scooters which allow older people to get around more easily. A zippy little thing, which can be dismantled into four pieces for travelling in the car, the idea is that the scooter will give him a new lease of life and help him to get out and about again.
My parents thought about bringing the scooter with them for their Spanish holiday next week, but weren't convinced that it would fit into my tiny little car - which is only half the size of theirs, and has a boot that's less than a foot deep. So I guess Dad will be going back to a walking stick for a couple of weeks. He doesn't seem to mind: he says that, at his age, holidays are for sitting around doing nothing anyway!