by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 5, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Through a young couple on a motorcycle who stopped to met me a week earlier I thought I had a host in La Paz, but last minute that offer fell through. I reached out to David Jajan literally last minute through Warmshowers.org and he was happy to host me. I stayed at...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 30, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I heard about these trees via another cyclist’s bike ride blog post. So, I was pretty excited about seeing a tree that was endemic to the deserts of Baja California. What information I found on them comes from the Britannica Encyclopedia. Their notes are as...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 29, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I just spent 3 nights in Guerrero Negro and am getting back on the road this morning. June 24 Km’s Pedalled – 142 km’s Destination – 10 km’s north of San Ignacio Some Notes – This morning I was able to get the rest of my photos up to Flickr and yesterday’s...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 24, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
June 19 Km’s Pedalled – 77 km’s Destination – Punta Prieta Some Notes – I found my first Boojum tree near my camping spot. A little ways down the road I found a really nice section of desert that had lots of variety of vegetation (cactuses) and more...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 24, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
June 16 Km’s Pedalled – 68 km’s (Strava shut off for a 7 km) Destination – 20 km’s south of Puertecitos Some Notes – I think temperatures are above 100F. So a few degrees lower than my usual but I am dead. I was considering getting a hotel...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 24, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I am still in Mexicali preparing for my Mexican Baja leg of my bike ride June 11 Some Notes – I slept like crap last night. I started this morning with a Road Show. Thanks to Brandon he mentioned using Skype/WhatsApp to call my bank and I was able to sort out...
