by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 15, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
The Rite Stop restaurant in Advocate gave me a complimentary breakfast.
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 14, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Of Advocate Nova Scotia Stephanie’s story is kind of special because Stephanie was shopping at the Rite Stop grocery store in Advocate as I was packing my bike to get ready to set up my tent. When she realized what I was doing she mentioned that currently at...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 12, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
James and Amanda Campbell are the two on the left from Amherst Nova Scotia. Also in the photo is Rob and Tara Trembley from PEI and Caleb – James and Amanda’s son in the center James and Rob Trembley (far right in the photo) came in a pick up truck to the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 11, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
January 1 – New Year Day – 2020 Pedal: 72 km’s Destination: O’Leary Weather: Overcast, below freezing and a bit wind. But a pretty good day for biking. I couldn’t sleep last night if I tried so I slept in for a bit. But the shed saved...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 11, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I had an experience this afternoon that I won’t soon forget. I have a gentleman who lives in Halifax named Dale who has been following my ride very closely since the beginning. This afternoon while working away in the drivers lounge a man and a woman came walking...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 10, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I had a plan for Nova Scotia but then it changed. I was hoping to get to Halifax with enough time to get to Prince Edward Island for Christmas. By the time my ferry arrived in Sydney Nova Scotia from Newfoundland I was not so confident that I could pull that off....