Car Free Lifestyle

2022-11-07

When we moved about six months ago we were looking forward to being closer to places we want and need to go. We like to ride our bikes, ebikes and walk so this was a big part of our decision to move where we did. Well after six months I can say that I'm loving it. We walk to the farmers market downtown with the kids in the stroller most Saturday mornings and to other events that happen downtown at various other times. I take our oldest to school and pick him up on the ebike every day. I do our grocery shopping with the ebike and trailer. Lately when I go to play pick up soccer I take the ebike as well. We go visit friends on the ebikes, we walk to parks, walk to get our hair cut, get lunch, coffee etc. The other night we rode the bikes down to the brewery we like to go to and our neighbor pulled up on her bike about 15 minutes later. So we had a couple beers with her and all rode back together and had a nice chat and cruise.

If my memory is correct, I haven't sat my tush in a car for at least 5 days straight and I often go 5 or 6 in a row before needing to make a car trip somewhere. It is so nice. Perhaps I will start keeping a record of the days I don't set foot in a car and see how those numbers work out over the longer term. That might be pretty interesting.

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