by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 26, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog, Personal Reflection
Entering Mexico I was warned many times that my life was at risk. I really wasn’t sure what to expect. Logic dictated that cities that border the US must be the more dangerous cities in Mexico between drug and people smuggling. I was shocked not to see any police...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 25, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 16 Some Notes – Today was a day spent in front of my computer. I started the morning with a Road Show with Brandon and then we did an extended show- The Safari Arie Experience to discuss the future of the bike ride. It was a long show and you can watch it...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 23, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
While in Vicente Guerrero I was messaged by someone interested in hosting me in Aguascalientes. The next day I received a message from Mario about hosting me in the same city. I replied to Mario that I had a current host but if something changed I would let him know...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 20, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 11 Km’s Pedalled – 23 km’s Some Notes – I started my morning meeting with Elton Guillen. Elton wanted to interview me for his YouTube channel. The interview went really well. He did a good job. You can watch it HERE. Elton is originally from...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 17, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
On September 17th I woke up to a message from my Aunt Henny that Iohan Gueorguiev was dead. Iohan was the bike tourer/bikepacker that inspired me that biking through a Canadian winter was possible. My Aunt Henny was the person that I stayed with during the first...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 14, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 6 Km’s Pedalled – 71.5 km’s Destination – Fresnillo Some Notes – This morning I received an email from Belize. Let’s just say that it’s not good and my bike ride may very well be in jeopardy. A friend of Victor named Martin called me this...
