by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 6, 2020 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
I didn’t know what to expect Honestly I thought the first 6 months of this ride would suck. I had no expectation of enjoying this part of the ride at all. I just told myself suck it up and get through it. I mean who the heck in their right mind goes outside...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 8, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
I thought I would do a break down of my bike purchase costs. I know there are few bike geeks out there. One favor though, please don’t waste my time telling me how you could have saved me $5 dollars. I am not removing my rear bike rack to purchase your...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 8, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
Newfoundland is an amazing Canadian province, and even a more amazing province by bike. Enjoy my cyclist guide to Newfoundland. I am not convinced that I would necessarily recommend Newfoundland when I went. I went in November but I did have an amazing time. If you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 28, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
I wish I knew this before my first tour. Looking for free hot showers across Canada and USA? Showering at campgrounds gets pretty expensive depending where you are camping and often the reason you pay to stay at a campground is for the showers. In Canada camping can...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
November 21, 2019 It’s not my first bike tour; but it has been eight years. And that being said this is a completely different ride. But what I have learned is that Newfoundland is all up and down. Nothing is flat here. I also learned it takes a while to get...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 4, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes I have been doing a little research on winter camping and biking. I have read a few blogs and watched a few YouTube videos. Full disclosure I have never winter camped a...
