by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 17, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 10 Km’s Pedalled – 116 km’s Destination – Nuevo Progreso Some Notes – I set my alarm for 6 am again last night but I am still tired this morning. My foot is almost better. My arm and hand are still numb since Cordoba. I landed hard on my...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 17, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
Yesterday afternoon I was coaxed off the road for some beers by some locals. Read about that HERE November 7 Km’s Pedalled – 120 km’s Destination – Jáltipan de Morelos Some Notes – I did not sleep so great last night. I spent most of the night...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 17, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
On October 30th I arrived in Cordoba in the Mexican state of Veracruz November 1 Some Notes – I found my afternoon fairly unproductive thanks to a computer issue which is about as frustrating as it gets for me. I was able to get my Puebla State blog post posted...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 15, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Biking down the highway towards Xpujil I ran into a bunch of motorcyclists. A photo lead to some beers which lead to a place to set my tent up for the night. I originally thought I was camping in a backyard but it turned out to a vacant lot that Gary’s...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 6, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
In Linda Vista I was coaxed off the road by locals for a beer. It didn’t take long for me to lose count of the number of beers that I ended up having. Good thing the owner of the bar said I could spend the night there. Cico’s brother who originally made the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 4, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
On November 4th Luis Antonio pulled his vehicle over. His English was probably the best English that I had heard in Mexico thanks to his 20 some odd years in the US. He noticed my Canadian flag off my trailer and had to stop. He had spent about a year in Vancouver...