by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 8, 2020 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
Bike touring has its challenges. But this is where the memories are made. This is my “what you don’t see” blog post. You get to see all the beautiful photos and videos I post. But there are also the physical and mental challenges that come with living on a bike...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 8, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 30 Km’s Pedalled – 42.5 km’s Destination – Wya Point Surf Shop at the junction of Hwy 4 and Ucluelet and Pacific Rim National Park Some Notes – Another beautiful sunny day. I hiked Cox Bay Beach lookout. Not to the very very top. But high enough for the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 7, 2020 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
September 24 Km’s Pedalled – 34 km’s Destination – Qualicum Beach Some Notes – The weather is overcast with just a little bit of rain. Today was only a short bike ride to my next hosts in Qualicum Beach. These hosts are actually pretty special because...
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...
