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Week ending, Saturday 27th November 2021 (10.92 miles)

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Tuesday, 23rd November 2021. 10.92 Miles.   Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - Boldon Colliery. Cloudy with sun, very cold 3c, but calm. Comfortably over our 150 miles for this month.

Week Ending, Saturday 20th November 2021 (45.61 miles)

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  Monday 15th November 2021 13.35 Miles. Boldon - Whitburn - South Shields - Boldon. Cloudy, 10C, calm. Thursday, 18th November 2021 16.26 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon. Dull, very mild 15C, but, also, very breezy, with 20mph wind from the West. Friday, 19th November 2021. 16.00 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon. Bright and sunny. Very mild 14C, but, also, very breezy with 18mph wind from the East.

Week ending, Saturday 13th November 2021 (56.94 miles).

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  Monday 8th November 2021 16.12 Miles. Boldon - Sunderland - Seaburn - Whitburn - Boldon.  Sunny, calm and dry. Cool at first, 5C, but, warming to 12C. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners, today. Tuesday, 9th November 2021 8.48 miles. Boldon - Cleadon - Boldon. Mild (12C) and calm, but, dull and cloudy. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners on an Ecosmo Tandem. Wednesday, 10th November 2021 16.02 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon.  Mild (12C), calm and dry. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. Coffee stop at Washington Village, and, a mystery tour to find the optimum route through the factories beside Nissan. Saturday, 13th November 2021 16.32 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Sunderland - Boldon. Mild 12C, calm and dry. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners. Coffee stop at Washington Village. Yes another variation on our return route, taking in NCN 7 along the River Wear, but, although it seemed much further, we only clocked up and extra 0.30 miles. Disappointing, plus NCN 7 not very sm

Week Ending, Saturday 6th November 2021 (53.73 Miles)

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  Monday 1st November 2021 9.34 miles. Boldon and Cleadon. Damp, but calm, sunny with cloud, 9C. Solo.  Tuesday, 2nd November 2021 7.56 Miles. Boldon - Wardley - Jarrow. Dry, sunny and calm, but, cold at 4C. Solo. 19.94 Miles. B oldon - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon. Dry, sunny and calm, a mild 12C, and, two vintage 1947 pensioners. Friday, 5th November 2021 16.89 Miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon.  Dry, sunny, 12C. Stiff breeze from the North. Two vintage 1947 Pensioners.

Week ending, Saturday 30th October 2021 (49.65 Miles)

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Monday, 25th October 2021 19.98 Miles. Boldon - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon.     Bright, sunny, dry  and calm, mild 13C. Tuesday, 26th October 2021 7.42 miles. Boldon - Sunderland (Nissan) - Boldon. Windy, wet, not very pleasant, only saving grace, it was mild (12C). Only one of us mad enough to go out!  Thursday, 28th October 2021 10.96 Miles. Boldon - Whitburn - Boldon. No video, because I forgot to charge camera battery. Dull, windy, but mild 13C. Friday, 29th October 2021 12.59 Miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon.  Dull, mild 14C, strong wind blowing from South. Not the kind of day we would normally have gone out, but, I wanted to "get the miles in" for my 150 miles in a month "challenge". This did it (154 miles).

Week Ending, Saturday 23rd October 2021 (34.26 miles)

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Monday, 18th October 2021 6.38 Miles. Boldon - South Shields. Pre-breakfast solo spin. Mild, but, dull and grey. Wednesday, 20th October 2021 12.83 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington - Boldon.  Dull, cool 10C, but, dry and calm.  Saturday, 23rd October 2021 15.05 Miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington Village - Boldon.  Cool 10C, cloudy but calm.

Week ending, Saturday 16th October 2021 (43.52 Miles)

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Tuesday, 12th October 2021 7.41 Miles. Boldon - Washington(Nissan) Circuit.  Dull, mild 14C, drizzle started just as I finished. Solo today. Thursday, 14th October 2021 16.13 miles. Boldon - Jarrow - Washington - Wardley - Fellgate - Boldon.  Cloudy but dry. Gusty wind, 14C. A variation on our Washington Circuit, to call at friends (Peter and Joan). Friday, 15th October 2021 19.98 Miles. Boldon Colliery - Whitburn - South Shields - Jarrow - Boldon Colliery.   Bright sunny day, but, with a cold wind from the North, so, a chilly 8C when we set out, warming to 12C, as the morning wore on. pleasant coffee stop at South Shields, Little Haven Minchellas.