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Week ending, Saturday 26th July 2025 (24.41 miles)

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Monday 21st July 2025 3.68 miles. Boldon Colliery . Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent tandem. First attempt at using OBEST Mini Action Camera. An evening outing, to water my brother's garden. A pleasant evening 19c, calm and bright. Tuesday 22nd July 2025 6.76 miles. Boldon - Nissan - West Meadows . Only one vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Beautiful July morning, 17c, sunny, calm. Saturday 26th July 2025 14.07 miles . Boldon. - Nissan - Washington Village.    Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent tandem. Using OBEST Mini Action Camera. A cloudy day, 20c, brisk wind from the West. Drizzly rain by the time we reached our planned coffee and cake stop, so, no stopping. The bright spot was that most of the points at which we had to cross roads, the traffic was in our favour. Not our most pleasant outing, getting rained on is not part of the plan.

Week ending, Saturday 19th July 2025 (23.91 miles)

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  Sunday, 13th July 2025 10.73 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Follingsby - Nissan. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent tandem. Cloudy with a little sun, but, a bit clammy at 18c. Still have not figured out where I can attached forward facing camera, so, we only have the view from the rear. Wednesday, 16th July 2025 10.27 miles. The Boldons and West Meadows.  Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent Tandem. Warm 20c, with sun and cloud, but, a stiff breeze from the North.    Still have not figured out where I can attached forward facing camera, so, we only have the view from the rear. Thursday, 17th July 2025 2.91 miles. Boldon - Fellgate - Boldon. Two vintage 1947 pensioners,    riding Hase Pino Steps Semi-recumbent Tandem. Warm 22c, with sun and cloud, but, a stiff breeze from the South East. A small ride, to hand deliver a 50th Wedding Anniversary card, and, to visit a friend, who is a bit "down", surel...

Week ending, Saturday 12th July 2025 (33.88 miles)

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Sunday, 6th July 2025 7.10 miles. Boldon - West Meadows - Nissan. No video, because I have not got camera mounts on the tandem yet.   Mild and still morning 16c, but, cloudy. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding our new to us Hase Pino Steps, semi-recumbent tandem. All very good fun on our first home area outing. Gave a laugh. to a couple of passers-by. Tuesday, 8th July 2025 15.49 Miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon.   No video, because I have not got camera mounts on the tandem yet.   Mild and calm morning 18c, and sunny. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, riding Hase Pino semi-recumbent tandem. Coffee stop at Washington Village. A couple of problematic barriers with tandem, one of which was impossible, and, alternative route very overgrown and neglected. We will have to find a better alternative route, Thursday, 10th July 2025 11.29 miles. Boldon - Whitburn - Boldon.     No video, because I have not got camera mounts on the tandem yet. ...

Week ending, Saturday 5th July 2025 (9.50 miles)

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  Wednesday, 2nd July 2025 9.50 miles. Gargrave - Airton - Gargrave. No video, because we are riding the demo Hase Pino Steps semi-recumbent tandem from JD Tandems, Gargrave.  Two vintage 1947 pensioners. The route is suggested to us, by Jamie, of JD Tandems. It is, perhaps, a bit more challenging than we would have chosen for ourselves. Very undulating, and, generally uphill on the way there. Coffee and cake is consumed at our destination ( Airton Town End Farm Shop ). The return journey is much easier, still undulating, but, generally downhill, and, we are becoming a bit more practiced and relaxed at riding the Hase Pino.  Kathleen is won over, so, we will be purchasing one! (subject only to it fitting into the garage of our motorhome, which we subsequently confirm, it does.)