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...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 13, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Through a random stop at a Fresnillo bike shop called Rocha bike shop I was found a host upon my arrival in Zacatecas. Paty would be able to offer me an empty lower floor apartment. There was so much to see in Zacatecas and I had so much work to catch up on that I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 13, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
Is my bike ride in jeopardy? In a single word – yes. And my mind is so full of chaos that I need to unload everything about my current situation on paper/computer and the trick will be whether or not I am able to articulate and explain myself clearly and properly. My...
