Car troubles = Happy weekend riding

In general Jen and I do our grocery shopping via car. This is not so much due to our buying large quantities of food, but that the markets and stores we prefer are rather far away, or just seemed that way. We try to limit our driving which ends up being about 30 km a week. However this last weekend our car's fuel pump died, and while it was at the shop we rode our bikes to the grocery store and markets. This turned out to be very enjoyable and not as difficult as we had thought, though quite time consuming. However, there isn't really a better thing to consume your time than bicycling in the warm afternoon with your loved one. The only bad thing that we found is that Edmonton fails HORRIBLY to provide convenient, and in some cases safe, roadways or paths for cycling in the city. Council has said they want to improve this, and perhaps they will, but it has a long way to go.