Groceries

 

Grocery Shopping

Since we cook most all of our meals, grocery shopping is a necessity. And since we are enjoying a car-free lifestyle, grocery shopping is a bit different from what we do in the US. Here, we walk. And when we walk, we carry our groceries back to our flat in the daypacks we normally use for our hill walks (see photo). And since each daypack holds less than one normal plastic grocery bag back in the US, we grocery shop often. Speaking of plastic grocery bags, there are none. No paper bags and no produce bags. If you need a bag, you purchase or bring a reusable one.

Because we emptied our refrigerator when we last departed our flat, we had quite a bit of grocery shopping to do upon our arrival this trip. In fact, we grocery shopped every day for the first five days here. Now our refrigerator, freezer, and pantry are full. Our favorite Superstore (what a supermarket is called here) is a two-mile walk each way; our second favorite is a ½ mile walk each way. Plenty of small grocery-marts are close to our flat.

Since Mike likes to cook (yes, he really does), he says he enjoys doing the grocery shopping, something about the new and different choices as he roams up and down the aisles. Eggs are not refrigerated, venison is always available as is fresh salmon, the variety of cheeses is off the charts, lamb is plentiful as are fresh-baked breads...