Grocery shopping via bicycle

Kevin & Thomas with full carts at store

   Grocery shopping.  Most people don't give it much thought, as it  is easy to get in your car, drive to the store, shop and go home.  Rain? - no problem!  Hot? - got a/c!  Well, when you are cruising around by boat, grocery shopping can become interesting, to say the least.  On the rivers, many marinas had courtesy cars, so we would do it the easy way and stock up. Aside from that, most places you need to find a way to get to the store, AND be able to carry all the stuff you need home.  Having a couple children come in handy - more people to carry stuff!  So, yesterday, Kevin showed Thomas & I the safe roads to bicycle on to get to the Solomon's grocery store 1.5 miles away.  Kevin & his family all have bicycles, and he has rigged a cart to his.  Thomas rode our bike, which has a small basket on the back, while I rode Tara's bike.  Although the clouds were looking like it would rain soon, we made it there and back without getting wet.  Nice ride, mostly flat.   We are fairly stocked up right now, since we left USA only a few weeks ago, but there are always a few fresh things and such you run out of.