by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 27, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
The plan is to post two week summaries of my ride. So this November 10 the day I arrived in Newfoundland to November 23. The summaries are pretty short. In many ways for my own personal memories. Arrive in Newfoundland Sunday November 10 @ 7:30 pm via ferry to Port...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 25, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Kimberly and Adam at Eddy’s A huge thank you to Eddy’s. Originally I was camped 40 kilometers east of Eddy’s. I broke camp that morning expecting rain but I figured if I could make it to Eddy’s at least I would have a place to dry out. As I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 14, 2019 So today was the day. Time to escape St John’s. I had pretty much seen what I had come to see and I knew I had to make a break for it. But man was I worried. The ride to cape Spear was a huge eye opener for what I was in for. And my ride...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 13, 2019 It was a warm day, almost 15 degrees with a light drizzly rain on and off. Today was all about checking out St John’s. From what I had seen so far – an amazing town and a lot to see. I started with Signal Hill not too far away from the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
November 21, 2019 It’s not my first bike tour; but it has been eight years. And that being said this is a completely different ride. But what I have learned is that Newfoundland is all up and down. Nothing is flat here. I also learned it takes a while to get...
