by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 18, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Imagine my surprise pedalling towards Thunder Bay via Lakeshore Drive when another cycle tourist pulls up along side me. Victor is from France and was in Quebec for school. The day we met was his 20th birthday. We pedalled up to the Terry Fox memorial together. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 16, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
June 5 Km’s pedalled – 53 km’s Destination – Harmony Beach Some Notes – Yesterday evening Ray Chin a fellow cycle tourist showed up at the hotel. Notes on meeting him can be found at the last blog post update. A link to that post will be found at...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 13, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog, Personal Reflection
I get that messaged or told to me a lot. But most people don’t really elaborate beyond that phrase? Inspired you in what way? How does it inspire you? What in your life is now different? What dream or goal are you finally going after? For me to be inspired means...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 10, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
May 27 Today was pretty much a down day. I got to work on blogging for about an hour or two. But I am so far behind I am not sure if I will ever get caught up. Today was actually a great day I was able to play with a 7 foot Yellow Anaconda. I have limited...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 10, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Ray is the first cycle tourist I have run into on my ride since starting out in November 12, 2019. Ray reached out through a mutual follower. I think when Ray was going through Thunder Bay when he reached out. Initially it looked like we would not meet up because...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 5, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
Challenges So I am back on the road as of May 19. Premier Doug Ford started lifting restrictions thanks to Covid-19 on May 19 and I took that as my cue to start moving again. As with many people I face daily challenges and much uncertainty about the future. They...
