Bicycling to the “Far” Grocery Store

I mean to bicycle more and get into better shape in general (Billy is very encouraging of this idea too), so today I convinced myself to ride to the Jumbo (grocery store) that’s 2.7 km away. They have the best gluten free selection we’ve found, including some noodles I haven’t found elsewhere. So I keep meaning to go there, but it’s been easy to make excuses. “It’s too cold.” “My bike tire is flat.” “It’s far and what if I am too tired to make it back?”

It feels far on paper, and yeah, it’s 1.67 miles/2.7 km each way. I’m used to going less than half a mile to our usual grocery store (Albert Heijn), so I maintain that it’s far. We’re back home and my legs are jelly. I have enough pasta for weeks, maybe even a month, but I think I’ll stay here on this couch for a few hours. 😀