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...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 5, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
My words sound just like yours My words have hurt so many My words cause destruction Who do I turn to Who will give me the words Who will show me the way Do you have the answers I seek Do you have the courage to face my words Do you care enough My words are broken My...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 3, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Is it a blog cop-out to make a blog post into a list? 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 Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 30, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Perhaps a more important bucket list then my experiences and accomplishment bucket list Live with a purpose To not fall into resignation. To never give up That my greatest dreams and goals and plans to always be in front of me and not behind me To hear and decipher...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 26, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
So I am going to make some predictions mostly for shits and giggles and see what happens. Nothing is predictable about a Canadian winter. And nothing is predictable about crossing Canada during the winter by bicycle. But let’s play and see what happens. If I...