by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 27, 2020 | Media
Riding up County Road 121 a few kilometres from Kinmount, 47-year-old Arie Hoogerbrugge pedals his bicycle, smiling, free from the constraints of an ordinary life, pushing his physical and mental limits during his epic 55,000 kilometre dream ride that started in St....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 26, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Steve runs Reptile Adventure Camp in Bonfield. Steve is one of the very people that I know who has consistently from the day I met him has impressed me. I wrote a blog post on Reptile Adventure Camp that can be found HERE I got to play with a few of his...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I met Julian at the picnic area of Dorset. Julian was with his dad and they saw my bike and stopped to talk. Julian is 17 and just recently purchased a MEC National bike just like mine and plans to bike from Toronto to Vancouver this summer. I am totally impressed...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Russ lives a little south east of Minden Ontario and reached out to me the day I announced that I was back on the road. Thanks to Russ I was able to a shower, a hot meal and a laundry done. Arriving at Russ’s home was amazing as it helped validate my decision to head...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 20, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
John was a co-worker/driver at Voortman Cookies where I worked until I started on this bike ride. John had called me a few days earlier on my birthday. Quickly in the conversation we realized that there was the slightest chance of crossing paths. How crazy that it...
