Ken and Kathleen Cycling Diary

  Thursday, 30th June 2022 10.17 miles. Boldon Colliery - Follingsby Circuit.  Dull and cool (19C). Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. A short route, because one Pensioner still has a sore back.

  Tuesday 21st June 2022 10.52 Miles. Boldon Colliery - South Shields. Warm sunny morning, but, wrong time of day, school run in full flow. Only one vintage 1947 Pensioner. Friday, 24th June 2022 13.32 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon Colliery.  Warm and Sunny. Back to two vintage 1947 Pensioners, but, a shortened route, not to risk injuring back again!

  Monday, 13th June 2022 1.65 Miles. Boldon ASDA. A very short ride, to ASDA Supermarket, on folding bike, but, every little helps. Tuesday, 14th June 2022 21.77 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Washington - Cox Green - Penshaw -Sunderland - Boldon Colliery.  Warm and calm, but, cloudy. Only one vintage 1947 Pensioner today. Video incomplete, I forgot to charge camera battery. Thursday, 16th June 2022 20.02 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery.   Out early this morning, 06:00! Warm and calm. Only one vintage 1947 Pensioner again this morning.

Monday, 6th June 2022 7.58 Miles.   Around The Boldons. A solo outing on my new Specialised Turbo Vado 4 SL. It has been poor cycling time for the past two weeks, combination of weather, family and health. Wednesday, 8th June 2022 10.62 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Heworth - Boldon Colliery.   Only one vintage 1947 Pensioner, again, today. The other one is still laid up with back pain. A rather disappointing outing. I set off with the intention of riding to Penshaw, to nab the letter "P for the Cyclechat Challenge. But, I decided, en-route, to head for Pelaw, instead. Disappointment. I knew Pelaw did not have much going for it, but, it does not even have a name board. One small win, it poured with rain, and, there was a handy bus-shelter to stay dry in, I doubt I would have been as fortunate en-route to Penshaw.  

  Friday, 3rd June 2022 9.80 miles. Windsor - Bray.   Sunny and warm. 

  Monday, 23rd May 2022 16.16 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. Cloudy but warm and calm. Our first outing on our new Specialized Vado 4.0 SL eBikes. Sytarnge although it may seem, we did not use the battery assistance, just rode the route to get used to the actual bicycles. We need seat height tweaking (higher), plus a couple of other little adjustments to suit us, but, overall, very pleased with them.  No video, because I don't have camera mounts on new bike, yet.

Tuesday, 17th May 2022 19.81 miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery. Warm (18C), sunny, calm, in short a very nice day. Coffee stop at Minchella, Little Haven. Wednesday, 18th May 2022 16.11 miles. Boldon Colliery - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon Colliery. Warm (18C), sunny, with a stiff breeze from the South West. Coffee stop at Washington Village.