Traveling

Been traveling for work the past two weeks. No bikes, just planes and trains, literally. Took the kid out to ride around the park. A bit of a scraped knee and two laps alone. Doing well. Next time I'm bringing my bike instead of running alongside.

Trial Day 5, 6, and 7

Rode to the bank, the accountants were delayed so I didn't need to make that trip. Head out searching for a new bedroom set for the kid. Drove everywhere, found some mattresses on clearance, good thing I have a truck. Had to go the warehouse the next morning to pick up the last one vs. paying $109 for delivery to arrive in 1-2 weeks. Ugh. Drove to the warehouse.

Took kid and friend to a park off the highway (no bikes allowed on the highway). Could have ridden to that one if we cut through a farm on bike; drove instead.

This whole car free thing is a big fail so far. Still haven't done the food shopping for the week.

Trial Day 4: only one trip

Only had to take one trip today, and it was to pick up furniture. So yes, I took the automobile. It's also a 45 km ride. And a lovely 34C today, but not humid.

Tomorrow is errands to bank and accountants. I could probably ride it.

Trial Day 3: almost

I didn't have to go anywhere today, so I took the mountain bike (by car) to Blue Hills and hammered out 16km on the white triangle trail. After getting back and cleaning up, I head out to meet the family for dinner; and ended up driving. Although, after traffic, it probably would have been faster to ride than drive.

It's harder than I expected to simply go car-free. Or I'm just not thinking correctly about it.

Trial Day 2: Failure already

I got a call from a business associate asking if I could come over in an hour. Ugh, 45 minutes to ride there at best, and 30 minutes left of work to finish up before I can break. I drove there. Had I only a bike, I'd have called a taxi. Remember, I live in the suburbs, there is no public transportation to take me between towns.

Kid needs to go to afterschool activities 45 km away. Ugh, driving.

So, 104 km of driving today vs. 2 taxi rides vs 1 possible bike ride had I the time.