Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

  Tuesday 7th April 2026 4.72 miles. Boldon - Downhill Lane. First outing since mid November 2025, so, only a short one. Only one vintage 1947 pensioner. A cool (6c), but, dry, calm and sunny. Video is rear view, and upside down!, front view failed to. record. Total failure.

  Sunday 9th November 2025 6.41 miles. Boldon - Nissan - West Pastures. Only one  vintage 1947 pensioner, the other one is still in bed, saying it is too cold for cycling. Riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike, which takes a bit of adjusting to, after riding the Hase Pino. Bright sunny November morning (07:30), 7c, and totally still. It must have been cold overnight, the water in the ditches has a thin covering of ice. Wednesday 12th November 2025 6.77 miles. Boldon - Nissan - West Pastures.   Only one vintage 1947 pensioner, the other one is still in bed, saying it is too cold for cycling. Riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Pleasant November morning ( 07:00 ), 7c, and totally still. Still dark when I set out. For some reason, road traffic seems exceptionally busy, so, I detour and cross the A184 at the traffic light controlled crossing at Testo's Roundabout.

  Wednesday, 24th September 2025 10.87 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Follingsby - Nissan - Boldon Colliery. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent tandem. Bright sunny September day, 15c, with just a slight breeze. We are so engrossed in zooming along, we pass Kathleen's brother Phil in Video 5, about 1 minute in, without recognising him oops!

Sunday, 14th September 2025 10.85 Miles. Boldon - Nissan Washington - Follingsby Amazon - Jarrow - Boldon.    Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding a Hase Pino Steps semi-recumbent tandem. Pleasant September autumn morning, bright and calm, but a bit cool at 14c, what wind there is, from South, but, surprisingly cool.

Sunday 7th September 2025. 10.87 miles. Boldon Colliery - Nissan - Follingsby (Amazon) - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery.     Two vintage 1947 Pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent tandem. Dull but mild (17c), brisk wind from the South, and, just enough drops of rain to cause concern, but, it came to nothing. Monday 8th September 2025. 18.84 miles. Boldon - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent tandem. Sunny autumn day, warm 17c, but, with a cloud burst just before South Shields Ferry Landing. Fortunately, overhanging trees provided some shelter. Not without its drama, another "off", I think we need to negotiate some of these pinch points on foot from now on! 😊

  Monday 1st September 2025 6.60 miles. Boldon - West Meadows - Nissan. Sunny, and 19c, but very windy, 29mph from the South. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbant tandem. No video, SD card malfunction. Thursday, 4th September 2025 13.48 miles . Boldon - Whitburn - Marsden - Boldon. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding  Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbant tandem. Mild 19c, but, always the threat of rain, which became actual rain when we were almost home. Coffee and Cake stop, at Whitburn Cafe. This is not a route we have done before, on the tandem, and, we managed to have our first "off", at the point where we turned off coast road, to head inland, a combination of a very tight left turn, and a hill, too much for my tandem skills. No injuries, just our dignity damaged 😂