by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 25, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 20 to 25 Some Notes – My productivity has been on and off since getting here in Berkeley. I am very busy but mostly what I want to do is watch TV, which I have watched plenty of already. On a productive note, during my time in Berkeley I did write 7 blog...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 25, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Thanks to my media guy Matt Butterman I was able to have use of an empty apartment in Berkeley from December 19 to 25. Due to the Covid situation and students not in school it has left many apartments empty. Matt is friends with Paul. Paul is also on Warmshowers. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 12 Km’s Pedalled – 57 km’s (Strava shut off for about 6 km’s) Destination – just past Valley Ford (3.5 km’s) Some Notes – I slept better than expected last night. And this morning during breakfast the sun came out. I am hopeful for...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 21, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 6 Km’s Pedalled – 64 km’s Destination – Piercy Some Notes – According to the lady that took my money this morning for camping in Burlington Campground (Avenue of the Giants) California is on the verge of a complete lock-down thanks to Covid-19. I am not sure...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 21, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
This is Part 1 of an 11 part blog series of bike touring through California. My route brought down the Pacific Coast Highway to Los Angeles and then across and north to Death Valley. Exiting Death Valley from the south Las Vegas Nevada. December 1 of bike touring...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 19, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I reached to Jim via Warmshowers because I didn’t know what else do in such a big city as San Francisco during these Covid times. Jim also turned out to be a professional bike mechanic. We (mostly Jim) spent almost 2 days working on my bike and then he taught me all...
