by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 30, 2020 | My Blog, Poetry
I feel Your presence over me My eyes gaze towards the heavens I have so many questions It has been too long Since I sat in the quiet of Your presence My eyes gaze towards the ground beneath me What will my story be Show me how to be quiet What will You have me do So...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 27, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
June 18 Km’s Pedalled – 38 km’s Destination – Thunder Bay – Warm Showers host Some Notes – A beautiful sunny day. Shortly after getting on the road a cycle tourer came up behind me -Victor Beraud. Victor was France and had been studying in Quebec. He...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Making my way down Highway 11 my phone rang. It was Harry Ludwig an old co-driver from Voortman Cookies. Harry was currently driving through Nipigon with his wife on his way west to Winnipeg to visit their daughters. It was so cool and amazing that he took Highway...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Martin, Corinne, Matthew, Samuel & Kyla On my west from Thunder Bay I stopped at the beautiful Kakebeka Falls. In less then a minute of arriving The Tempelman family approached me curious about my fully loaded bike. Pretty quickly Martin noticed my Voortman...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 21, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Coming into Thunder Bay I knew I needed my bike tuned up and was desperate to charge batteries and get on top of my blogging and documenting. So I reached through Warm Showers.org. Annie responded and 3 nights at her place. During my visit I got to visit an alpaca...