That’s me just back in from my fourth cycle of June 2022! Did the longest cycle of the month so far at 23.85 miles. Which takes my total for June, so far up to 82.42 miles. Really, really hoping I can end the month on 150 miles…
You can check out today’s route at www.strava.com/activities/7345135854
That’s me just updated the list of English Heritage sites that I’ve visited.
I’ve added the following:-
During my week off work, I spent the week up in Clumber Park. Seeing my older brother Douglas and my Mum and Dad!
List of things, I did with my older brother Douglas and my Mum and Dad
Things, I did just with Douglas
Now looking forward to going up Scotland in next month or so…
Going by my VeloViewer Infographic, I’ve had 171 active days so far in 2022! Which means, I’ve done at least one cycle or walk each day so far this year!
That’s me now done a total distance of 1,090 miles this year. Which is made up 462 miles of cycling and 627 miles on walking!!
Where it says running… That’s my walking data!
That’s me now done 63% of #walk1000miles. So 631.03 miles down and 368.97 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
OMG! Love the Elizabeth line in the London! So glad, I’ve used it at long last! I will tick off, even more stations along the line, when I next to to London.
So far, I’ve used…
The Heatwave: Summer of 1976 (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:30pm | Saturday 18th June 2022) ** NEW **
The story of the 1976 summer drought, when gardens burned, communities depended upon communal standpipes for their water, and Brits were urged to `bath with a friend”. For government, industry and the elderly, the drought had deadly ramifications, but for those who were young, the memories remain halcyon and hedonistic.
Top Gear (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 19th June 2022)
Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness set out to qualify as lorry drivers, before embarking on a stormy HGV road trip across Britain, and a spot of truck racing. Out on the track, Chris runs the rule over the beautiful new Lotus Emira.
The 15 Billion Pound Railway (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 19th June 2022) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Lewis George and Rebecca Edwards must co-ordinate the railway’s largest evacuation trial, with 900 volunteers having to be rescued from a train in the tunnels, before the Queen officially opens the line. London mayor Sadiq Khan, TFL commissione Andy Byford, Crossrail CEO Mark Wild and more than 130,000 passengers and train enthusiasts jostle to board the first train services to depart.
Secrets of the London Underground (Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 23rd June 2022)
Tim and Siddy visit Quainton Road in Buckinghamshire, 50 miles from London – and once on the underground. Siddy also explores Kingsway tramway tunnel.
This Is My House (BBC 1/HD | 8:30pm to 9:00pm | Friday 24th June 2022)
The property-based guessing game sees four people all claiming to be Stephen Babatunde. The real homeowner and three imposter Stephens show cameras around his three-bedroom terraced house and reveal Stephen has a famous neighbour – none other than Susan Boyle (or Su-Bo to her friends). The real Stephen owns a lime green chaise lounge, occasionally indulges in a spot of tennis and likes barbecues. It falls to panellists Judi Love, Richard Madeley, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Scarlett Moffatt to sort out the facts from the fiction.
British Planes That Won the War with Rob Bell (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 24th June 2022)
The engineer reveals why the Spitfire became the most famous fighter aircraft that Britain has ever produced. Its unique design and powerful Merlin engine gave it superior handling in the close-quarter dogfights that took place across the skies in the crucial period of 1940 that became known as the Battle of Britain.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.
I can now tick off the fourth railway station of 2022…. Woking.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/woking/
Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during June 2022.
Number 1 (27 views) : Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018
Number 2 (25 views) : Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018
Number 3 (24 views) : Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018
Number 4 (24 views) : Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018
Number 5 (20 views) : Team Sparkasse Skinsuit
Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2022/
OMG! I had forgotten, I even owned the Team Sparkasse Skinsuit!! So, so need to start wearing it way, way more often!
