by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 17, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Patty had the honor of being my 50th host crossing Canada by bicycle. The next morning Patty took me on a bit of a road tour around White Rock and to Canada‘s longest pier. We checked out the beaches and then she treated me to fish and chips. My connection to Patty...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 16, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Graeme & Joel in the back. Charis, Brooklin the dog, Karen and Hannah in the front Graeme was from back home in Ontario from the church I attended as a teenager. Graeme very unexpectedly messaged me last week that he and his family now lived in Coquitlam. And I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 12, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I had been following this guy on Facebook thanks to a previous host Alasdair Veitch. While I was in Vancouver I realized Andy only lived about 30 km’s away from where I was staying. So I messaged him and we were able to connect. I was so pleased. Some people...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 5 Km’s Pedalled – 90 km’s Destination – Vancouver Some Notes – Putting my riding clothes on this morning my clothes are saturated and heavy with sweat. This is the seventh day without a shower and I have been riding in hot sunny days with...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
John had reached out way back before the ride when I was still in PEI. So he has been following my ride from the very beginning. Upon reaching Vancouver John invited me on his show – The Healthy Way Vibes. So on September 10 also joined by his co-host Saireen...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
August 29 Km’s Pedalled – 120 km’s Destination – Kamloops Some Notes – I had a host waiting in Kamloops. So I basically pedalled non stop to Kamloops. I took almost no photos. Beautiful day but a fair bit of headwinds. I am not sure the last time I...