Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

  Thursday, 2nd September 2021 14.93 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. Cloudy but mild, stiff breeze.

  Sunday, 22nd August 2021. 19.85 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. A grey and foggy morning, 15C. Tuesday, 24th August 2021. 14.95 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. A bright sunny day, 21C, very pleasant. Saturday, 28th August 2021. 13.04 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Sunny and calm day, 20C, very pleasant.

  Tuesday, 10th August 2021 17.53 miles. South Shields (Harton) - Boldon Colliery (change bicycles) - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery.  Cycle home from Harton Garage, on Folding bicycle, after dropping car off for MOT. Change to Giant Hybrid, collect Kathleen, and do Washington Circuit. Bright sunny day, 21C. Wednesday, 11th August 2021 23.2 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Tynemouth - Whitley Bay - North Shields - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Started bright and sunny, 20C, but, started to rain, just as we returned home.

 Monday, 2nd August 2021 19.99 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery.   Bright sunny day, 17C. Wednesday, 4th August 2021 15.79 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Washington - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery. Bright sunny day, 21C. Saturday, 7th August 2021 13.05 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery. Cloudy, stiff breeze, but, mild.

  Sunday, 25th July 2021   12.77 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery. Cloudy with threat of rain, but, stayed dry. Route included some new sections of cycle route, around Nissan Factory, and Testo's Roundabout. Tuesday, 27th July 2021 15.79 miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery. Sunny with Cloud, A very humid 21C.

  Monday, 19th July 2021 19.93 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Very sunny, very  warm (24C).

  Wednesday, 14th July 2021 11.65 Miles. Hebden Bridge CAMC Site - Sowerby Bridge - Hebden Bridge - Hebden Bridge CAMC Site, via NCN 66 and Rochdale Canal Towpath. Started out cloudy and cool, became sunny and warm.  If you come this way, and, want a coffee etc, then "The Secret Cafe", (leave the canal at Bridge 4), there is a sign, by the side of the canal. Excellent coffee, and bacon sandwiches, with optional black pudding, if you want it. Very pleasant. Friday, 16th July 2021 13.18 Miles. Hebden Bridge CAMC Site - Todmorden - Hebden Bridge CAMC Site, via NCN 66 and Rochdale Canal. Sunny with cloud and 17C when we set out, cloudless blue sky and 24C by lunch time. A rather scenic ride.  

  Sunday, 4th July 2021 8.03 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Wardley - Boldon Colliery. a short outing on the Ecosmo Tandem, first time we have been on it for many months. Nothing much has changed, still raises many a smile from passers-by and dog walkers. Cloudy, but, humid and warm 18C. Monday, 5th July 2021 13.05 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery. A quick outing, after a torrential rain storm, trusting the weather forecast, that it was not going to rain again today! Warm 19C. Wednesday, 7th July 2021 2.25 miles. To Pharmacy, to collect prescription, on Folding Chinese Dahon copy. Friday, 9th July 2021 13.01 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery.  Cloudy but very warm 22C. 

Friday, 2nd July 2021 20.05 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow -  South Shields - Whitburn - Cleadon - Boldon Colliery. Sunny with cloud, and warm at 18C.  

  Tuesday, 22nd June 2021 13.03 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery. Sunny and warm 18C.

  Friday 18th June 2021 12.78 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery. Sunny and warm 20C.

Monday  7th June 2021 5.6 miles. Norfolk Broads CAMC Site, Ludham Bridge - Ludham.   A shopping trip, plus, a little exploring. Sunny and warm 18C. I also managed to bag an "L" for my Cyclechat ABC Villages Challenge (L)udam. Tuesday, 8th June 2021 16.67 Miles. Norfolk Broads CAMC Site - Ludham - Martham - Potter Heigham - Ludham - St Benet's Abbey - Norfolk Broads CAMC Site. Sunny, and, very warm 23C.  An "M" was bagged for my Cyclechat ABC Villages Challenge, and, a couple of my bike in front of a gate (Cyclechat), and, my bike infront of something unusual (Cyclechat). A lunch stop at the Kings Head, Ludham. Wednesday, 9th June 2021 16.14 Miles. Ludham Bridge - Horning - Neatishead - Horning - Ludham Bridge.  Sunny, and very warm 26C.  An "N" for my Cyclechat ABC Towns and Villages Competition, Neatishead. Plus, a couple of "bike in front of village sign" for CycleChat. Coffee stop in Neatishead, and ice cream stop in Horning. A few (u

  Monday, 31st May 2021 16.60 miles. Wyatts Covert - Hayes . Split into "there" and "back". A hot (21C) sunny day. Mostly cycling along the Grand Union Canal Towpath. Tuesday, 1st June 2021. 2.41 miles. No video. A short, but, hard, shopping trip, panniers full of heavy items, Milk, Wine, Cartons of Orange Juice, Bananas.  Wednesday, 2nd June 2021 12.53 Miles. Commons Wood CAMC Site (Welwyn) - Hatfield - Jersey Farm - Hatfield - Commons Wood CAMC Site. Hot sunny day, 27C. Securring problem with Garmin (user error?), it does not appear to be possibly to use the ride timer, and, GPS Sat-Nav function, at same time. The time simply does not record for the activity. Fortunately, Kathleen recording via Runkeeper, hence, the different map.  The reason for the ride (if there has to be a reason to ride?), is to "bag" the "J" for Cyclechat ABC of Town and Villages Challenge, hence, Jersey Farm. Saturday, 5th June 2021 19.96 miles. I know, the map says 17.

  Wednesday, 26th May 2021 9.54 Miles. From Wyatts Covert CAMC Site, along Grand Union Canal.  A dry day, 16C, even a little sun, but, the previous ten days of almost solid rain had left some of the towpath rather muddy, and, some big puddles, not to Kathleen's liking ;) Collected some photographs for Cyclechat, mostly bridges.  A quick coffee and cake stop by the canal. Followed by miles 1.08 miles more, to collect "bike infront of gate" photographs for Cyclechat. Tilehouse Lane is a gold mine of fancy gates. We even pass a "Police Incident", with some poor soul lying unconscious on the footway. Friday, 28th May 2021 13.02 miles. Wyatts Covert CAMC Site - Iver Village. Warm and dry, sunshine and cloud, 19C. Another of my outing for Cyclechat Challenges, ABC of Town and Village names. Today, I bag "I" for Iver Village. We go via an on road route, courtesy of Cycle Routes App, and, returned via the Towpath of the Grand Union Canal, with a lunch stop f