Local Adventures – Everyday Adventures

Missing the trams – a year on.

I really miss our tram system: the Manchester Metrolink took us on various exciting adventures when we first arrived, and it’s been a year since I last went on a tramventure.

Bridgewater Canal Cycleventure

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who used to cycle on the paths around her house, commentating her clearly race-winning cycling. Then she grew up, and once she had outgrown that childhood bike, she didn’t cycle again… until, one day, in a land far away, she decided to go on a newContinue reading “Bridgewater Canal Cycleventure”

My First Bike Ride

So, a short while ago, I bought a bike! It was exciting, and something I’d been thinking about since late February, because it would cut my commute to work down to about 15 minutes. That’s not a bad shout at all! I did some (read: a lot of) research about bikes, and how to chooseContinue reading “My First Bike Ride”

Picnicking in the park

Today, we did something I’ve been longing to do since I found the park just down the road from us. Go for a picnic in the park. Initially, we didn’t because it was, well, January in Manchester, which featured some sleet, some frost, some rain and some other inclement weather. Then, we didn’t do itContinue reading “Picnicking in the park”