Ride’s End: The Wear, Sunderland (C2C Day 7)

Ride’s End: The Wear, Sunderland (C2C Day 7)

We expected to finish our Coast to Coast ride on Friday night, but after helping out the striking miners at Beamish, then dealing with a puncture, we ended up rolling up at the Premier Inn Sunderland in the dark and it didn’t seem like such a good idea. We didn’t see much of the start in Workington due to freezing fog and didn’t fancy finishing in the cold and dark.  So we waited till Sunday morning, when the sun finally showed up in Sunderland, making for a glorious last few miles to find the official finish point.  

Ready to finish after a good night’s sleep

By Sunday morning we were relaxed and raring to go after a great nights’s sleep

Sunderland lives up to its sunny name

It was a beautiful sunny winter’s morning, perfect for a ride along the River Wear

And there was plenty of interest in the last four miles to make a day of it!

It’s sculptures all the way

This being a Sunday in Sunderland,
the Sun had to make an appearance

Along with many interesting sculptures reflecting the areas industrial heritage

Still time to stop and think

There was time for meditation over the weeks achievements

And time to hang out in other ways too

Before finding the C2C route end

After a little asking around we found out
we’d already been hanging out at the C sculpture
that marks the official end of the route.

Time for one last ritual

Which only left one other thing to do

Sea to Sea. Coast to Coast. C2C. Mission Accomplished.

Have you taken on a family challenge?
Do leave a comment and tell us about it.

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We did this C2C ride across England, from Workington to Sunderland, as part of our Family Adventure Capital Season. We’re exploring different ways families can adventure together in and around Cumbria, sharing ideas and inspiration to encourage families to get out, get active and adventure together.
Got some ideas for things we should try? Let us know.
Stuart Wickes

Stuart's the adventure addict half of the team, always trying to persuade the family to get out, do more, go further. As co-founder and co-director he handles the business, creative, design, technical and publishing aspects of the project. He is our chief photographer and videographer. With training as a professional learning and development consultant. an engineer and musician, his contribution is eclectic and unpredictable!

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