by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 12, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
While in Zacatecas I met another cyclist named Elton. You can read about our meeting HERE. We would find ourselves at a restaurant called La Leyenda. The restaurant was filled with trinkets and amazing works of art. Apparently all left by artists from around the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 12, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Thanks to my host in Torreon Ricardo Mendoza I had a chance meeting with the Manuel Zeek the owner of Zeek GPS. We hit it off pretty good and he was willing to help my bike ride by providing me with a GPS and the ability to track my ride via my website. Part of the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
While exploring Zacatecas I would return to Catedral Basílica de Zacatecas twice for photos. There was too much sunshine coming through the stained glass window in the morning. During my second visit I would run into Elton. Elton had visited Vicente Guerrero and...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
On September 7 as I was preparing to leave Fresnillo I snapped a bolt on my crank. There was a bike shop less than 2 km’s from the fire station that was hosting me. The bike shop was owned and run by Cynthia Rocha. Because Cynthia did not know English she...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Arriving in Fresnillo I was not sure what to expect. I was told that the local mountain bike group would be notified of my arrival but what happen was way cooler. Whenever I arrive in a Mexican city or town I make a b-line for the center of the city. There is always a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 1 Some Notes – This morning I thought I would go back to the chicken restaurant where I received my free meal at the other day. I thought that it would give me a chance to pay them back. Except of course they recognized me and refused my money. I...
