by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 1, 2020 | My Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Arie Hoogerbrugge to stop his 55,000-kilometre ride from the Canadian Arctic to the southern tip of South America. (Elliot Ferguson/The Whig-Standard) This article was written about me for The Whig-Standard in Kingston KINGSTON — An...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 31, 2020 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
Bike touring is hard on equipment. Bike touring in the winter is even harder on gear. I needed the right bike and the right gear and I needed to be able to count on my provider. There was only one choice to put my trust in, and that was MEC and their Rocksolid...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 27, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Of Fredericton, New Brunswick David reached out interested in connecting via video. David is a fellow touring cyclist who has been following me for sometime now. It was interesting to speak to him about all things bike touring. David Brown represents a new way of...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On March 9, 2020 I had the privilege of visiting the Montreal office of One Tree Planted at the Montreal We Work Office. Now that spring and summer are upon us I hope to engage and learn from tree planting and environmental groups that I may cross paths with. The...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
March 18 Pedal: 141 km’s Destination: Brockville Weather: A sunny morning that turned overcast much of the afternoon; but temperatures were good. I am so glad to be moving on from Ottawa. Ottawa was good to me. I was able to meet and hang out with a long time...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2020 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Over the years in truck I got into listening to podcasts. First a few a week and then depending on the day sometimes listening to podcasts 6-7 hours a day. I have probably listen to a few 1000 hours of podcasts by now. During some of those podcast something would...
