Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

Sunday, 23rd June 2019 . 12.3 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Warm, but cloudy. Thursday, 27th June 2019. 10.7 Miles. Malvern Hills CAMC Site - Hanley Swan - Hanley Castle - Upton-on-Severn - Hanley Castle - Hanley Swan - Malvern Hills CAMC Site . Quiet country lanes and shared cycle path. Beautiful sunny day. Friday, 28th June 2019 10.2 miles. Malvern Hills CAMC Site - Hanley Swan - Malvern Wells - Little Malvern - Great Malvern - Guarlford - Malvern Hills CAMC Site. Rather hilly!, but quiet roads. Beautiful sunny day. Saturday, 29th June 2019 30 miles. Malvern Hills CAMC Site - Hanley Swan - Upton-on-Severn - Tewkesbury - Upton-on-Severn - Hanley Swan - Malvern Hills CAMC Site. Rather hot at 31C!

Sunday, 16th June 2019 11 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Dry and reasonably sunny. Tuesday, 18th June 2019 . 20.09 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery .   Divided into sections, because, we visited Brian and Linda at Sandhaven , South Shields, and, stopped for Coffee at Littlehaven Beach. Warm and sunny, for a change!  Saturday, 22nd June 2019 16 miles. Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Coffee (and bacon sandwich) stop at Whitburn. Calm sunny day, just the way June should be!

Sunday, 9th June 2019 14 Miles. Naburn Lock - York - Fulford - Naburn Lock . Cycle to York, via disused railway line, now a shared cycle track, footpath. Kathleen goes to church. Coffee and bacon / egg sandwiches in York. Some difficulty finding our way "home", hence, via Fulford! Ride recorded in three sections. Thursday, 13th June 2019 21 Miles.  Naburn Lock to Selby and return , via Sustrans Route 65, part of Trans-Penine Route. Weather forecast said no rain until mid afternoon, it lied, we got rather wet!

Wednesday, 29th May 2019 12.3 Miles.  Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Started sunny, but, soon clouded over. Rather cool for almost June!

Sunday, 19th May 2019 12.1 Miles. Windsor - Bray Marina - Maidenhead. Split into two sections, with coffee break, and, Gabriel's (early) birthday party, in between. Warm and bright day. Tuesday, 21st May 2019 13.2 Miles. Sunnydale Campsite - Netley - Woolston - Netley - Hamble-le-Rice - Sunnydale Campsite . Beautiful day. 22C, full sunshine, pleasant pub lunch and refreshments at the Prince Consort Pub , in Netley. Thursday, 23rd May 2019 13.6 Miles. Sunnydale Campsite - Netley - Hamble-le-Rice - Netley - Sunnydale Campsite . Beautiful day, 22C, full sunshine. Ride split into two sections, by, a very pleasant lunch stop, at the Bugle , in Hamble. Friday, 24th May 2019 7.58 Miles. Sunnydale Campsite - Netley - Woolston - Weston Shore - Netley-Sunnydale Campsite . Nice warm day, 21C, a few clouds. Alcohol free lunch stop.

Sunday, 12th May 2019 16.36 miles,  Boldon Colliery - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery . Beautiful sunny morning, added bonus, Sunderland Half Marathon, meant that several roads closed to traffic, wonderfully quiet! Why can they not do this every Sunday? Monday, 13th May 2019 12 miles, Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Beautiful sunny day. Friday, 17th May 2019 16 Miles. A single ride, recorded as two rides, since it was interrupted by a rather nice lunch. Queens Acre CL - Maidenhead - Windsor - Queens Acre CL . A rather grey and cool day, with a constant threat of rain, a big change to earlier in the week when we had beautiful weather. An extra member of the group, since we were joined by Gary. 

Friday 10th May 2019.  12 Miles.  Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery . Sunny and dry, but, rather cold for May!