by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 14, 2019 So today was the day. Time to escape St John’s. I had pretty much seen what I had come to see and I knew I had to make a break for it. But man was I worried. The ride to cape Spear was a huge eye opener for what I was in for. And my ride...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 13, 2019 It was a warm day, almost 15 degrees with a light drizzly rain on and off. Today was all about checking out St John’s. From what I had seen so far – an amazing town and a lot to see. I started with Signal Hill not too far away from the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 17, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 12, 2019 Ok, not very encouraging words for my first day on my bike. But today killed me. I almost feel it was the physically toughest day of my life. But fast forward to the end of the story. I did it, I survived it and it gave me strength for the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 17, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 11, 2019 All of a sudden I realized I was here in Newfoundland! How long have I wanted to come here? A long time. And this must be the least visited province in Canada. I can now say that I have been to every province in Canada. This place is definitely...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 10, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
November 10, 2019 Last night I dodged a bit of bullet. The first time in the last six months of pulling this whole trip together did something go sideways. My ferry crossing to Newfoundland for last night was cancelled due to bad weather. So I was anticipating a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 7, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
Supporter and appreciation post #2. I have been so busy the last weeks with final preparations that I am so far behind in any recent blogs I am 5 days away from my ride but I thought I would get a thank you to all the people that have reached out and commented and...
