The scooter that started it all

Five years ago today Ryan and I stumbled across this scoot on the second day of our marriage and the first day of our honeymoon in Ireland. Our flight touched down very early in the morning in Dublin and, of course, our room was hours from ready. We stowed our bags and set off, blurry eyed, for a first look at the city. That took us to Trinity College which was littered with bicycles and scooters. This Honda Joker captured Ryan's fancy as did the Chicken Kiev in the cafeteria.

"Um, I like Chicken Kiev," he comments this evening from the chair in the living room while diligently sewing his Charm City 2007 rally patch. I think we both decided that we like scooters...