by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 3, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
Newfoundland Complete plus summary November 24 Pedal: 53 km’s Destination: Camped at Catamaran Park. Was going to go into the dark a bit longer until I noticed covered gazebos at a RV park that was closed for the season. I called the phone number on the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 29, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Of Georges Lake Newfoundland Sean would be my first host and one of the most amazing people I have ever had the honor to meet. I say honor as he is a veteran of both the British and Canadian military. Sean was a warrior through and through. There was nothing in his...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 28, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
I wish I had known this before my first tour. Looking for free hot showers across Canada and the USA? Showering at campgrounds gets pretty expensive, depending on where you are camping, and often the reason you pay to stay at a campground is for the showers. In...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 27, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
The plan is to post two week summaries of my ride. So this November 10 the day I arrived in Newfoundland to November 23. The summaries are pretty short. In many ways for my own personal memories. Arrive in Newfoundland Sunday November 10 @ 7:30 pm via ferry to Port...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 25, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Kimberly and Adam at Eddy’s A huge thank you to Eddy’s. Originally I was camped 40 kilometers east of Eddy’s. I broke camp that morning expecting rain but I figured if I could make it to Eddy’s at least I would have a place to dry out. As I...
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...
