by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 19, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I enjoyed meeting Fatima Sumar and John Leung from The Healthy Way Vibes at Breka Bakery & Cafe Earlier in the week was a guest on their show and had a great time. Fatima was eager to meet me and see if there was a way to help expand my audience. Stay Tuned!...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 17, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Patty had the honor of being my 50th host crossing Canada by bicycle. The next morning Patty took me on a bit of a road tour around White Rock and to Canada‘s longest pier. We checked out the beaches and then she treated me to fish and chips. My connection to Patty...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 16, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
Graeme & Joel in the back. Charis, Brooklin the dog, Karen and Hannah in the front Graeme was from back home in Ontario from the church I attended as a teenager. Graeme very unexpectedly messaged me last week that he and his family now lived in Coquitlam. And I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 15, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On my way out of Golden BC I notice a sign on the highway for the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Interpretive Centre. A search on Google Maps showed that it was only 5 km’s off the highway. Which also meant 5 km’s back to the highway. I was sort of interested in...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 12, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride
I had been following this guy on Facebook thanks to a previous host Alasdair Veitch. While I was in Vancouver I realized Andy only lived about 30 km’s away from where I was staying. So I messaged him and we were able to connect. I was so pleased. Some people...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 5 Km’s Pedalled – 90 km’s Destination – Vancouver Some Notes – Putting my riding clothes on this morning my clothes are saturated and heavy with sweat. This is the seventh day without a shower and I have been riding in hot sunny days with...