Learning to ride a recumbent

I bought my Nazca Fuego used from a specialist shop in Edinburgh called Laid Back Bikes operated by one David Gardiner. It took a few laps of the little road outside his shop to be able to start at all but eventually I got the very basics.

Schlepping it home on the train to Nottingham was not even slightly fun, nor was pushing it the remaining mile to my flat, but the next day I managed to take it to the nearby Park Estate which is fairly quiet and has a good layout for cycling.

I was still very unsteady by this point, as you can see here:

I've since learnt to stay upright more consistently and can set off confidently now. My turning circle is still really wide and my fitness is pretty poor, so there's a long way to go before I master it!