by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 3, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I met some super interesting folks last night – Antoine Gagne & Isabelle Richard of Quebec Antoine & Isabelle designed and modified their van to allow them to live in their van all year round. And for the last 3 years they have been traveling and living...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 31, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I stayed with this really nice family for 2 nights. Dawn is originally from Halifax Nova Scotia and spent much of her early years biking and bike touring. It was awesome to talk bike touring. Dawn is also a pretty darn good bike mechanic. Meeting Dawn was thanks to...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 29, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Bruce and Hilary of Salmon Arm BC hosted me for 2 nights. (Hilary wouldn’t go for the picture deal) I stayed an extra day to enjoy a day on Shuswap Lake on their boat. And I ate like a king all day. I met Bruce and Hilary thanks to a PEI host Craig...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 29, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
August 21 Km’s Pedalled – 80.5 km’s 7 km’s to BC border / 73.5 km’s more to Golden Destination – Golden BC Some Notes – An overcast and cloudy day. I set my alarm for 6:30am and we were on the road by 7:30am. Bruce drove me 440 km’s to Lake Louise and I was on the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 27, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Hermann had posted a comment to a Facebook Group post a very long time ago about hosting me if I came his way. So when I sent him a message that I would be coming through town (Salmon Arm BC) he got back to me. Hermann cycle tours on a recumbent (trik) bicycle I had...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 24, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I spent 3 nights at Kicking Horse Hostel in Golden British Columbia. I want to thank Tanya very much for being a lovely host. Camping in the backyard was only $10 a night plus access to everything indoors including washroom, kitchen and internet. I spent 3 nights to...
