Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

Tuesday 29th October 2024 10.90 miles. Boldon - Follingsby Amazon - Jarrow . Bright, sunny afternoon, mild for late October, at 13C. One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera.   

Saturday 26th October 2024. 7.13 Miles.  Boldon - West Meadows - Nissan.    Only one vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Pleasant bright autumn day, 14c and dry, very calm. AKASO EK7000 camera.

  Saturday 5th October 2024  7.34 miles. Boldon - Nissan - West Meadows. One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Mild and sunny morning, good weather for October in UK.

  Wednesday, 11th September 2024 6.76 miles. Boldon - Follingsby Bridge - West Meadow.   One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado. 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Calm and sunny morning, but, a chilly 7c, winter is coming.

Monday 2nd September 2024 6.96 Miles. Boldon - Nissan Washington.   A dismal, foggy morning, turning to rain, halfway around my route. Not the most sensible decision to go out this morning. One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Tuesday 3rd September 2024 10.76 miles. Boldon - Whitburn.  A dry autumn morning, stiff breeze from the West, cooler now, but, still mild enough for fingerless gloves. One    vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Wednesday 4th September 2024 5.54 Miles. Boldon - Downhill Lane. What was supposed to be a quick spin out, became a problem, spots of rain, within the first five minutes, then, Garmin Mount came loose. So, a return to base, quick tighten of Garmin Mount, by which time, rain. stopped, so, ride continues. A cloudy, but mild (16c) afternoon.   One    vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Carrera Cross City Folding e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera.

Sunday 25th August 2024.  8.02 miles.  Boldon - Wardley - Jarrow - Boldon. Pleasant calm and mild late summer morning. One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera.   Monday 26th August 2024 12.52 Miles. Boldon - Whitburn - Boldon.   Dull, then, a bit or rain, then, a bit of sunshine appears. One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding a Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Wednesday, 28th August 2024 7.13 miles. Boldon - Nissan Washington. Heavy overnight rain had left many puddles, but, dry, bright and mild this morning. One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding a Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. AKASO EK7000 Camera.

  Sunda y 18th August 2024 7.06 miles. Boldon - Nissan - West Pastures . One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Cloudy but mild morning. AKASO EK7000 Camera. Monday 19th August 2024 9.69 miles. Boldon - Blue House Lane - Downhill Lane. One vintage 1947 Penioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Cloudy, and decidedly cool. AKASO EK7000 Camera. A slightly different route this morning, just for a bit of variety.

Sunday, 11th August 2024 10.12 miles.  The Boldons - Downhill Lane - Follingsby Bridge - West Pastures. One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Pleasant summer morning. Front camera stopped recording about halfway point, so, for the second half, you have the rear view! 3.2 miles. To rescue brother John's hanging baskets (gone on holiday, and, forgot to water them). One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Carrera Cross City Folding e-bike. Monday 12th August 2024 3.47 miles.  Boldon. More plant first aid.    One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Carrera Cross City Folding e-bike. Tuesday, 13th August 2024 3.83 miles. Jarrow - Boldon. Drop car off and cycle home.      One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Carrera Cross City Folding e-bike.Pleasnt summer morning. 4.21 Miles. Boldon - Jarrow. Cycle to collect car.      One vintage 1947 Pensioner, riding Carrera Cross City Folding e-bike. Weather has deteriorated since this morning. Dull and threatening rain. Wednesday 1

Monday 5th August 2024 3.12 miles. Jarrow - Boldon. Ride home after dropping of car for repair. One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Carrera Cross City e-Bike. Pleasant summer morning.  

  Sunday, 28th July 2024 6.8 Miles. Boldon Colliery Nissan (Sunderland).    One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Carerra Cross City e-bike. Sunny and warm. Garmin did not plot activity. Camera did not record ride. Not my day for technology!, fortunately, my legs worked. Map plotted manually. the 6.8 is as recorded by my Apple Watch (you can always rely on Apple). Monday, 29th July 2024 10.58 miles. Boldon - South Shields.  One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Pleasant calm and mild morning, and, I think the technology worked this morning! Wednesday, 31st July 2024 6.75 miles. Boldon - West Meadows.  One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL e-bike. Pleasant calm and mild morning. Overslept slightly, so, not a very long ride, this morning.

Monday, 22nd July 2024 6.12 miles. The Boldons. One vintage 1947 Pensioner., riding Specialised Vado SL for a change. Dull and overcast on leaving, which soon turned to rain. Ride shortened to minimise the soaking! Tuesday, 23rd July 2024 7.64 miles. The Boldons and Downhill Lane . One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL. Dull and damp. This is supposed to be summer! Wednesday, 24th July 2024 10.91 miles. Boldon - Follingsby.  Vintage 1947 pensioner riding Specialised Vado 4 SL. Sunny and pleasant morning, like it should be in July! Saturday, 27th July 2024 11.08 miles. Boldon - Whitburn.  Vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Specialised Vado 4 SL. Weather has returned to rubbish, dull, and, then, rain on the way home. Mild is the only positive!

Tuesday, 16th July 2024 4.78 Miles. An early morning ride, around Boldon. Only one 1947 pensioner, on folding e-bike. The remaining vintage 1947 pensioner is out of action, with a broken wrist. A poor year of cycling this year, a combination of lack of motivation and appalling weather, cold, and, raining almost every day. Today, dull and cloudy, with a severe rain warning for later today. Wednesday, 17th July 2024 7.48 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow and return. Only one vintage 1947 pensioner. Pleasant morning, are we due for another day of summer? Friday, 19th July 2024 6.8 miles. Boldon Colliery - Nissan - Boldon Colliery.  One vintage 1947 pensioner, riding Carerra Cross City e-bike. Cloudy but warm. Garmin did not save activity, so, plotted map manually, via run keeper. Despite the 6.27 from Runkeeper, it was 6.8miles, on the Garmin!

  Saturday, 22nd June 2024 (9.83 miles) 9.83 Miles. Priors Field Farm CL - Sacred Heart, St Ives. Warm, 22c, cloudy. An "interesting route there, thanks to Google Maps, much simpler return journey. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. 7.46 miles. A second journey, Kathleen attending church.

Tuesday 28th May 2024 6.26 miles. Boldon - Nissan. Windy, cloudy but mild 17c. Only one vintage 1947 pensioner today.  

  Sunday, 12th May 2024 6.47 miles. Any "easy" ride in a loop through Boldon Colliery - Washington (Nissan). Very pleasant morning, calm, and sunny 17c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners. Front view camera didn't record (user error), so, only the view from the rear available.

Saturday, 4th March 2024 12.69 miles. Waterpump CL - Badingham - Bruisyard -Framlington - Waterpump CL.   Our first bicycle ride for some months. A quiet start, around Badingham Village, then on to Framlington, much of it on a section of NCN1. A pleasant lunch in Framlington, at what appears to be Avery popular bakers shop come cafe. A little "essential" shopping (milk, and, an easy ready meal for this evening), before we take the "short" route back to the WaterpumpCL, mostly via the B1120. A final stop for refreshments at The White Horse, Badingham. I notice, for some reason, almost every pub is called The White Horse!

Tuesday 19th March 2024   A tentative return to Cycling and Walking, after a lay-off of several months, due to an Achilles Tendon problem. Diagnosed as "thickening of Achilles Tendon", and told, "this is an over use injury, rest and recuperation is the solution". 6.02 miles. Boldon Colliery and West Boldon. One vintage 1947 pensioner riding Carrera Cross City e-bike (just acquired, not even made the first payment to Klarna yet), the other vintage 1947 pensioner walking (briskly). No ill effects. No video.  Friday 22nd March 2024 4.49 miles. Boldon Colliery and West Boldon. Only one vintage 1947 pensioner today, so, going a little faster, but, nothing too ambitious. Dry and sunny, 12c, but, very windy.

  Friday, 15th December 2023 4.76 miles.   Boldon Colliery and Downhill Lane.  One vintage 1947 pensioner walking, one cycling on folding bicycle. Bright and sunny. Becoming rather fed up with this achilles tendon problem now, it has been about 8 months, and, no real improvement.

  Friday, 24th November 2023 4.24 miles. Boldon Colliery and Jarrow. One vintage 1947 pensioner walking, one cycling on folding bicycle. Bright and sunny, but, bitterly cold with strong breeze from the North.

Sunday, 12th November 2023 4.51 miles. Downhill Lane Circuit.    Bright sunny day, 10c. Two vintage 1947 pensioners, one walking, one cycling on folding bike.