by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 12, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
January 4 Km’s Pedalled – 75 km’s Destination – south of Toro Canyon Some Notes – Spirits are high and the sun is shining. I am back on the coast. I realized that I have been on this section of Highway 101 a few times getting to Nipomo in the truck...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 10, 2021 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
A blog post about homelessness. Yup that’s right. So you might want to skip this post. I use to go to a church that had a purge Sunday. They intentionally tried to get people to leave the church (In a loving way – sort of) to make room for those that really needed...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 9, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 31 Km’s Pedalled – 84 km’s (Strava shut off for about 10 km’s) Destination – Cambria Some Notes – Sometime in the night the tent started to shake from the wind and it never did stop shaking all night. Fortunately, while I did wake up often...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 9, 2021 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
If I had to explain or describe 2020 in one word, I think it would be “WOW!!!???” With a few exclamation and question marks. I think it’s safe to say this year did not go as planned for anybody. For a lot of people this was a tough year. One way or another most of...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 9, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I make every effort to read every comment posted and to either respond or “like” every comment. From the beginning I have kept a record of my favorite comments/messages. What can I say other than “thank you” for all the support and encouragement I have received from...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 8, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 25 Km’s Pedalled – 53 km’s Destination – San Francisco Some Notes – I got a very late start and ended up pedalling all day in the rain and into the dark. I am camping very close to the Golden Gate Bridge on the SF side. When I was leaving SF the...
