by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 30, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Gen has been following my ride from the very beginning. He kept bugging me when I was going to arrive in LA. Funny thing was I originally had no plans to arrive bike in or to LA. But after I saw how close he was following my ride of course I had to stop by. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 12, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
January 4 Km’s Pedalled – 75 km’s Destination – south of Toro Canyon Some Notes – Spirits are high and the sun is shining. I am back on the coast. I realized that I have been on this section of Highway 101 a few times getting to Nipomo in the truck...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 9, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 31 Km’s Pedalled – 84 km’s (Strava shut off for about 10 km’s) Destination – Cambria Some Notes – Sometime in the night the tent started to shake from the wind and it never did stop shaking all night. Fortunately, while I did wake up often...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 9, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I make every effort to read every comment posted and to either respond or “like” every comment. From the beginning I have kept a record of my favorite comments/messages. What can I say other than “thank you” for all the support and encouragement I have received from...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 8, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 25 Km’s Pedalled – 53 km’s Destination – San Francisco Some Notes – I got a very late start and ended up pedalling all day in the rain and into the dark. I am camping very close to the Golden Gate Bridge on the SF side. When I was leaving SF the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 29, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Paul Aschenbrenner and his 1978 Volkswagen van named Kermit just outside Castorville (which turns out to be the Artichoke Center of the World). Every Tuesday from 10:30 until 2:30 for the last 8 years he waits parked on the side of the road waiting to meet and talk to...
