Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

  Monday, 10th July 2023 20.82 miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Penshaw - Washington - Boldon Colliery. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Sunny and warm 20c. Lunch stop at Washington Village Cafe.  No Video, camera malfunction?

Monday 3rd July 2023 6.70 miles. To Tesco Store, via circuitous route     Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Windy but mild day. Tuesday, 4th July 2023 16.42 miles. Deeping St James - Glinton - and beyond . Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. Windy, with a few spots of rain. Rounded off with coffee and sandwiches at Lilly's in Deeping Market. Wednesday, 5th July 2023 8.69 miles. To Blue Bell, Glinton for lunch. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Sunny with cloud, 20c, windy.    

Sunday, 25th June 2023 10.64 Miles   

  Monday 19th June 2023 16.02 miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery. Sunny and hot at 22C, with a stiff breeze from the South. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. Front camera malfunction, so, only the view to the rear. "improvements" underway just before Wearmouth Bridge, mean a rather unpleasant detour up a steep cobblestone lane.

 Sunday, 11th June 2023 5.26 miles. The Boldons. No video. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, one walking and one (me) in folding bicycle, because my Plantar Faciitis means I cannot keep up. Warm, 16C, although, cloudy. No Video. Monday, 12th June 2023 15.82 Miles. Washington Village Circuit. Beautiful sunny day, 21c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. 1.88 miles. To Chemist. Another folding bicycle ride to keep up with Kathleen. Tuesday, 13th June 2023 13.49 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Wrekenton - Boldon Colliery. Only one vintage 1947 pensioner, because it was 06:30! Beautiful sunny morning. Cyclechat ABC of Saint's Names Challenge, "T" this morning, St Thomas', Wrekenton. Wednesday, 14th June 2023 19.91 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Beautiful sunny morning 22c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Coffee and bacon sandwich stop at Minchela's Little Haven Cafe. Thursday, 15th June 2023 2.14 miles. To the Chemist, to collect

  Sunday 28th May 2023 5.05 miles. Around the Boldons. One vintage 1947 pensioner walking, because she is in training for walking to Durham, the other vintage 1947 pensioner is injured (foot), so, setting the pace, and, carrying water etc, on a folding bike. Dry, cloudy, 14c. No video. Friday 2nd June 2023 21.54 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - South Shields - Boldon Colliery. Only one vintage 1947 pensioner today, the other one is walking to Durham with daughters 2 and 3. Video incomplete, because I forgot to format SD card, and, card filled up! A quest to collect "R" and "S" of the Saint's Names (Cyclechat Challenge), today, bagged St Robert, and St Simon. Disappointed that for St Roberts, I could only find a School, it qualifies, but, so far, I have managed all churches. St Simons was a trawl back through time, haven't been there since I was 11!

  Friday, 26th May 2023. 12.35 Miles. A ride to collect ABC of Saints Names, Boldon Colliery (St Nicholas); Whiteleas, South Shields (St Oswald's); Jarrow (St Pauls). Only one vintage 1947 Pensioner today. Weather, sunny and warm (17C). Now upto "Q".

Tuesday 16th May 2023 18.83 Miles. First, shopping, a ride to Tesco, not very far, but, heavily loaded! Then, a circuit of the local area, The Deepings, via Market Deeping, for lunch at Lilly's Coffee Shop. Sunny and 15c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Thursday 18th May 2023 18.72 miles. Deeping St James - Bainton - Tallinton - Langtoft - Market Deeping - Deeping St James. Warn and sunny, 17C. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. Collectiing Saints names for ABC of Saints Names, Cyclechat challenge.  Collected "L" and "M" today (St Marys, Bainton, St Lawrence Tallington).  Lunch at Market Deeping, The Stage.

  Monday, 8th May 2023 20.82 miles. Deeping. St James - Etton - Marholm - Castor. Cloudy, with some showers, 14c. Two Vintage 1947 pensioners. A ride with a purpose today, ie, to obtain a photograph of St Kyneburgha, Castor, for Cyclechat ABC Saint's names challenge. Wednesday, 10th May 2023 24.75 miles. Deeping St James - Northborough - Glinton - Peakirk - Newborough - Crowland - Deeping St James. Sunny, 17c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Taking in sections of NCN21, NCN12, parts of Peterborough Green Wheel.  We meet a really elderly gentleman (looked much older than us,85-90 was our guess) just outside of Peakirk, still peddling his Specialised Hybrid. He advised us against taking the section of NCN12 to Crowland. I should have listened. Kathleen refused to. continue it was so wet and rough, taking us on. a much longer route via B1443, and then, even more of a diversion to avoid the very busy A16.  

Sunday, 16th April 2023 15.74 miles.    Boldon Colliery - Washington - Follingsby - Boldon Colliery. A variation on our usual Washington Circuit. Mild at 12c, and sunny with cloud. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. 

  Tuesday 4th April 2023 10.18 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Follingsby - Boldon Colliery.  Sunny and mild 14c. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners, who have not cycled for several weeks, so, a short and gentle ride.

  Sunday 12/03/2023 16.40 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Mild 11c, sunny with cloud, stiff breeze from the South West. Our first ride for some weeks, and, didn't we know it!

Thursday, 02/02/2023 15.14 miles. Fiskerton (Diamond House CL) - Bardney - Washingborough Station - Diamond House CL.      Cloudy, 10c, with a 10mph wind from the west. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. Sustrans NCN 1. 

Sunday, 20th November 2022 15.66 miles.  Cycling. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. Started damp and grey, but, by coffee stop at Washington Village, blue sky and sunshine. Cold 7c, and, the ground is very wet, after several days of heavy rain. We did a slight variation on our normal route, since, rumour has it that parts of Bowes Railway path flooded and/or damaged by rain, so, we avoided that section. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. AKASO EK7000 camera. Saturday, 26th November 2022 15.83 miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery. Grey autumn day, with stiff breeze from the South, cool 10C. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, AKASO EK7000 Camera.  

  Monday, 14th November 2022 15.70 miles. Boldon Colliery - Washington Village - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Foggy at Boldon, but, Autumn sunshine at Washington Village, where we stopped for coffee,12c and calm. Our "routine" Washington Village circuit, but, cycled clockwise, ie, in opposite direction to usual. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. AKASO EK7000 Camera.

  Sunday, 6th November 2022 15.88 miles. Boldon Colliery. - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. A damp, grey autumn morning, chilly at 10C, with a bit of autumn mist. No coffee stop, because we were too early for the Coffee Shop, at Washington Green. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Wednesday, 9th November 2022 20.02 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Sunny, with cloud, damp, but calm and mild at 12C. Coffee stop at Little Haven. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Saturday, 12th November 2022 16.35 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. A calm and mild (14c) morning, sunny with cloud. Coffee stop at Washington Village Green. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 camera.

Sunday, 30th October 2022 16.37 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. Calm, and mild (14C), but, damp and cloudy. Two Vintage 1947 Pensioners. AKASO EK7000 Camera.  No coffee stop today, we are too early, coffee shop closed. Monday, 31st October 2022 12.37 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - South Shields - Boldon Colliery. Calm and mild 12C, damp, with some sunshine. Two Vintage 1947 Pensioners. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Not our most scenic route, but, mostly tarmac, which is preferable when the weather has been wet. 

  Tuesday 25/10/2022  20.32 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Howdon - Newcastle - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery.  A very pleasant autumn morning. Through pedestrian Tunnel, coffee at the Bike Hub, Ouseburn. Some very impressive autumn colours. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 camera.

Tuesday, 18th October 2022 19.93 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery.  Typical autumn morning, sunny with cloud, calm, and a cool 11c, rising to 13c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 camera. Lots of cyclists out, perhaps, grabbing the last mild and sunny day of the year? Saturday, 22nd October 2022 16.52 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery.   A rather damp and dull autumn morning. Stiff wind in our face for the first 7 miles, then, of course, we get to coast with the wind at our back. Slight disruption to our route because they have closed of a section at end of West Pastures, for no apparent reason. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 Camera.  

  Wednesday, 12th October 2022 15.85 miles. Boldon Colliery - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery.  Dull and rain threatening, cool 10C, and, a stiff breeze from the South West. Not a nice day. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. AKASO EK7000 camera.