by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 4, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
On November 4th Luis Antonio pulled his vehicle over. His English was probably the best English that I had heard in Mexico thanks to his 20 some odd years in the US. He noticed my Canadian flag off my trailer and had to stop. He had spent about a year in Vancouver...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 3, 2021 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
This post was originally written and posted in November 2021 and last updated in November 2023. Most everyone documents an adventure in some way for different reasons. Some people document for themselves and family, some people document for an audience. The main...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 1, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
October 28 Km’s Pedalled – 66 km’s Destination – Tecamachalco Some Notes – I don’t like it here very much. The (old) guy that has the sleeping bunk below me snores, coughs, moans and farts (loudly) in his sleep all night. I don’t think I fell...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 28, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I have left Mexico City and have just entered the State of Puebla and today I enter the city of Puebla October 25 Km’s Pedalled – 57 km’s Destination – Puebla City Some Notes – I slept a million times better last night. On my way to Puebla City, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 27, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I arrived in Mexico City October 12th. October 20 Some Notes – I started my day visiting the Palacio de Bellas Artes Museum. At first it didn’t occur to me to visit here but then I realized that the building is a main attraction in downtown Mexico City. It...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 22, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
On October 12th I entered Mexico City by bike. October 15 Km’s Pedalled – 33.5 km’s Some Notes – Today was pretty much a right off. I left my host this morning. For the first time my host arrangement did not work out. Let’s just say my host had too much...
