by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 22, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
So east of Swift Current my bike trailer wheel started to make a squealing noise and I knew instantly what the problem was. A quick inspection of the wheel validated my suspicions. The one dust over had disintegrated and the hub and bearing were exposed again (just...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 20, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
July 6 Km’s pedalled – 106 km’s Some Notes – I traded the hills for a headwind. Today has been very windy, hot and sunny. The headwind seems to have made the temperatures or at least the humid index more manageable. I saw 2 (separate) cycle tourist heading...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 20, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Chris and Lindsay from Regina Saskatchewan are looking to cycle across Canada on trikes next year. So it was great to be able to talk gear and bike routes. I stayed at their place for 2 nights allowing me to get caught up once again on blogging and photo editing....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 19, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Brad Brown owns and runs a local newspaper in Saskatchewan covering the small towns Vibank, Odessa, Sedley, Francis, Montmartre, Kronau, White City, Emerald Park, Pilot Butte and Balgonie. Brad had reached out before I even started my ride and invited to be...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 14, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I had an amazing time at CFB Shilo. This was my first time ever being on a military base. I actually had such an amazing experience learning about Steve and Steve’s career in the military as an Artillery Officer that I actually spent 4 nights with his family....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 10, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Louis Masur for hosting me in Winnipeg (via Warm Showers) for 2 evenings. Louis convinced me to stay an extra day to check out some of the sites in Winnipeg. So glad I did. Winnipeg has more going on then I realized. Because of Louis I went to see the Winnipeg Art...
