by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 31, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 15 Pedal: 29 km’s in New Brunswick + 54 km’s in PEI = 83 km’s Confederation Bridge on the NB side Destination: originally Cornwall, ended up camping behind the Simmons Sports Arena in Charlottetown Weather: In New Brunswick all the way to...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 29, 2019 | Media
Thortek Outdoors is proud to sponsor Arie Hoogerbrugge as he begins his next great journey across Canada and through the Americas. This time he is going big with a 55,000 km journey through 24 countries. In this interview, Arie shares about his passion for cycling and...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 29, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
I still mourn the loss of that little boy I know I killed a piece of your heart To this day I never forgot No one would listen, no one cared No one fought for you and your heart You have to believe that I was listening You have to believe that I cared You cried, you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 28, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Over the years in truck I got into listening to podcasts. First a few a week and then depending on the day sometimes listening to podcasts 6-7 hours a day. I have probably listen to a few 1000 hours of podcasts by now. During some of those podcast something would...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 24, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
My failures overwhelmed me The sick feeling in my stomach returns What happened that this became my story How did this ever become my story I would do anything to change this script How does one overcome their past Where does the courage come When the fear grips you...