by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 6, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 19 Some Notes – I biked to Bike Doctor bike shop looking for Post Turkey Swiss 108 (on Instagram). It turns out he is a bike mechanic and his name is Bailey. Bailey wasn’t in today. I then went to MEC to see about a new pair of outdoor pants. I stopped...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 3, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Mark & Natasha run the campground for Wya Point Surf Shop. When Mark heard that I had just biked across Canada he insisted that I stay for free as long as I wanted and fed me supper (twice). When I arrived at the campground my battery packs were near drained from...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 24, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Would you believe this family was my only host on my first bike ride when I biked through Grande Prairie AB in 2011. (They have since moved to Vancouver Island). In Grand Prairie they were hosts because my laptop had crashed and I needed deal with this and Bruce drove...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 23, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
You might recognize Chris’s photo from earlier this summer. Chris and his friend Anthony recognized me in Jasper when they notice my latest Strava app update told them I was in Jasper. You can read more about that story HERE. It is one of my favorites. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 22, 2020 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
It failed so can we please stop posting crap? If the world does not already realize the following [examples] then I promise your memes haven’t changed a thing. Every Canadian already knows that Justin Trudeau is corrupt as they come. Your memes have changed nothing....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 19, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 11 Today was a very busy day. John Leung who I was a guest on his YouTube show The Healthy Way Vibes stopped by the hostel to take me out to lunch. We had a great time. It was really good to finally meet in person. With John Leung I had an initial...