Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

Sunday, 27th October 2019 15.95 miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery. Sunny but cold 8C, and, windy. No video (new bicycle, camera not fitted yet).  Monday, 28th October 2019 12.49 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery. Sunny, cold 8C, and, windy. No Video (new camera, controls too clever for user). Tuesday, 29th October 2019 20.24 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - South Shields - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Sunny, 10C, slight breeze. Not a good outing, Kathleen fell off bike at 14 miles, hurt ribs (and pride).

Monday, 21st October 2019 19.8 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South  Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Dull and cold, 11C. Camera malfunction, no video. Wednesday, 23rd October 2019 12.54 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Sunny and 14C, very pleasant.

Monday, 14th October 2019 15.92 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Mild and dry. Tuesday, 15th October 2019 12.48 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Mild and cloudy with sun, 14C.

Monday, 7th October 2019 8.04 miles. Delftse Hout to Urban Delft, looking for Lidl (which we eventually found). Bitterly cold, but dry. iPhone said 10C, fell colder than that to me! Friday, 11th October 2019 20.26 miles. South Shields Coast Circuit. Sunny and mild at 16C, but, windy. Back to UK cycling, remembering that drivers will not give way!, unlike recent Netherlands experiences. Saturday, 12th October 2019 12.26 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Sunny and mild 16C. 

Monday, 30th September 2019 14.3 miles. Oirschot to Best, and return , along the River/Canal. Sunny with cloud, dry and mild 19C. Tuesday, 1st October 2019 14.7 miles. Oirschot to Biest Houttaker and return , along the River/Canal. Cloudy,  mild,17C. Wednesday, 2nd October 2019 12.8 miles. Jachthaven Marnemoende,  IJsselstein - Utrecht and return . Breezy, a cool 14C, sunshine and showers. Thursday, 3rd October 2019. 14.84 miles.   Jachthaven Marnemoende, IJsselstein - Utrecht old town and return . A mixture of sunshine and rain, and, cool at 14C. Recorded in two portions, lunch and a heavy downpour in-between. Saturday, 5th October 2019 . 21.26 miles. Around the area of Delftse Hout . Cannot be more specific, these Dutch place names defeat my memory and spelling ability! Rather cool at 13C, and, a stiff, cold breeze, but, at least, no rain. Coffee and sandwich lunch stop.

Sunday, 22nd September 2019 17.84 Miles. Neumagen-Dhron - Wintrich and beyond, along the River Mosel. Dull and cool to start, but, 25C by lunch time. Camera malfunction, no video.

Sunday, 15th September 2019 19.66 miles. Geisenheim - Eltville  - Geisenheim, along the Rhine. A sunny 27C!  Wednesday, 18th September 2019 19.26 miles. Campingplatz Loreleyblick - St Goar - Boppard St Goar - Campingplatz Loreleyblick. Along the Rhine. Camera malfunction, no video, again! Sunny 20C. Thursday, 19th September 2019 13.98 miles. Camping Wolfsmulle - Koblenz - Metlen - Camping Wolfsmulle. Along River Lahn. Sunny, but cool. Camera malfunction, so, no video. Saturday, 21st September 2019 20 Miles. Marina MittelMosel - Thornweich, along the Moselle. Bright sunny day, 24C. Camera malfunction means, no video.

Saturday, 14th September 2019 11.66 miles. Geisenheim, West and North , along the Rhine. Sunny, and a very pleasant 23C. Friday, 13th September 2019 22.51 miles. Geisenheim East along Rhine for ten miles, return, then to Rudesheim. Cloudy but mild, very light breeze.  No video, camera malfunction! Thursday, 12th September 2019 3.54 miles. A little tour of Geisenheim, to find the Church and the Lidl.  Wednesday, 11th September 2019 6.7 miles. Strandbad - Lindenhof - Neckarau - Strandbad. Beautiful day, 25C, bright sunshine. Not really a "leisure ride" more a shopping trip, too Lidl. No video, I was expecting only 2 miles! Tuesday, 10th September 2019 16.38 miles. Along the Rhine, strayed into central Mannheim. Sunny 21C.  Monday, 9th September, 2019 13.64 miles. Along the River Rhine, from to Mannheim and Ludwigshafen . Sun with cloud, 17C. 

Friday, 6th September 2019 3.2 miles. A pathetic effort after our previous outing, just a small explore of the immediate area, around Camping Eberbach, locate the church. A sunny afternoon. Little do we know, it is about to rain for two days solid, we should have made better use of the sun! Thursday, 5th September 2019 24.74 miles. Pont-a-Mousson - Noveant-sur-Moselle. Cloudy to begin, but, sun by lunch time 20C.  Tuesday, 3rd September 2019 19.80 miles. Pont-a-Mousson - Autreville-sur-Moselle. A warm 23C. Monday, 2nd September 2019 12.42 miles. Pont-a-Mousson - River Moselle. A warm 23C, with a cooling breeze. No video today, forgot the camera! Sunday, 1st September 2019 13,2 Miles. Geraudot - Lusigny-sur-Barse and return . A cool 18C, cloudy, with threat of rain.

Saturday, 31st August 2019 20.28 Miles. Geraudot - Radonvilliers , via the Veloroute des Lacs. A blistering 34C, and, not a bar in sight! Friday, 30th August 2019 20.58 Miles. Geraudot - Lusigney-sur-Barse , via the Veloroute des Lacs. A rather warm 25C. Action Camera malfunction means little or no video, and, memory malfunction means no camera, which means, no photographs! Wednesday, 28th August 2019 20.85 Miles. Parc des Cygnes - Amiens Centre - River Somme Path West. After yesterday, a pleasantly cool 23C. Garmin malfunction, and, action camera malfunction ,means no video and no map! A couple of Photographs, to prove it happened! Tuesday, 27th August 2019 . 13.82 Miles. Parc des Cygnes - Amiens Centre - River Somme Path . Very hot (35C), bright sunshine.

Saturday, 24th August 2019 12.54 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Warm, sunny, 22C. Friday, 23rd August 2019. 20.29 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery . Warm, sunny, 21C, breezy.  Monday, 19th August 2019 . 12.5 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Mild, sunny with cloud, breezy!

Saturday, 17th August 2019 15.88 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . After several days of rain, sunny, breezy and 18C. Monday, 12th August 2019 20.3 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South  Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery . Dull, cool, with rain forecast, not like August is supposed to be!

Tuesday , 6th August 2019 16.21 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Cloudy, with a little sun, 18C. Sunday, 4th August 2019 12.6 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Sunny and humid. 21C.

Saturday, 3rd August 2019 20.4 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery . Cloud with a little sun, warm at 20C. Monday, 29th July 2019 10.63 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Cloudy, but warm and humid. Rain threatens, so, a short ride.   Sunday, 28th July 2019 12.56 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Cloudy, but, warm at 19C.

Monday, 15th July 2019 20.35 miles. Boldon Colliery - Cleadon - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery . Beautiful sunny day, very light breeze.  24C. Tuesday, 16th July 2019 23.09 miles. Boldon Colliery - South Shields (ferry) - North Shields - Newcastle - Gateshead - Pelaw - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery . Beautiful sunny day. 24C.  We meet two pairs of "real" cyclists, an English/French couple, who have cycled from Plymouth, and are heading around the coast of Scotland and back to Plymouth, before returning to France, and, a Dutch couple who are heading for Carlisle (and back of course). Thursday, 18th July 2019 14.5 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery.  Beautiful sunny day, 24C, but, a stiff SW Breeze. Saturday, 20th July 2019 12.54 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Weather forces lied, rain started after 5 miles!