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I spent 3 nights at Kicking Horse Hostel in Golden British Columbia. I want to thank Tanya very much for being a lovely host. Camping in the backyard was only $10 a night plus access to everything...

Bruce is a long time follower from the beginning. Bruce contacted me when I arrived in Jasper. He offered to pick me up and drive me to McBride British Columbia (170 km’s) towards Prince George and...

After finally getting down to work on my computer in Jasper. Two guys knock on the front window of the hostel I am staying at. (The main waiting/working area of the downtown hostel on the main floor...

Ha Phan reached out to me on May 24 about her bike ride across Canada. On June 15 Ha left Toronto headed to Vancouver. Since then we have remained in contact with me feeding her intel on the road...

I met Nicole when their family was camping in Dinosaur Provincial Park the other week.  Nicole noticed me on my bike and wanted to know my story.  While looking for hosting in Calgary Nicole reached...

While visiting the Hoodoos in Drumheller I was wondering about hosting for Calgary as I need some rear wheel hub repairs.  I put a post out to my followers.  Through a Facebook share via another fan...

On August 2 when I arrived at the Hoodoos near Drumheller  Alberta I was basically out of water, 6 days without a shower, my battery packs almost drained, I had just pedallled 100 km's in the heat...

I barely pedalled to his business with more bike issues. Kevin helped me locate some bike help in Brooks that could possibly look at my bike.  I arrived at Kevin's shop about 20 minutes before...

I walked into That’s Empressive in the town of Empress to make arrangements for a camping site and a shower. Ted took one look at me and instantly recognized me as a cyclist biking across Canada. I...

So east of Swift Current my bike trailer wheel started to make a squealing noise and I knew instantly what the problem was.  A quick inspection of the wheel validated my suspicions.  The one dust...

Chris and Lindsay from Regina Saskatchewan are looking to cycle across Canada on trikes next year.  So it was great to be able to talk gear and bike routes. I stayed at their place for 2 nights...

Brad Brown owns and runs a local newspaper in Saskatchewan covering the small towns Vibank, Odessa, Sedley, Francis, Montmartre, Kronau, White City, Emerald Park, Pilot Butte and Balgonie. Brad had...

I had an amazing time at CFB Shilo.  This was my first time ever being on a military base.  I actually had such an amazing experience learning about Steve and Steve's career in the military as an...

Louis Masur for hosting me in Winnipeg (via Warm Showers) for 2 evenings. Louis convinced me to stay an extra day to check out some of the sites in Winnipeg. So glad I did. Winnipeg has more going...

Tara saw my news piece in the Sudbury Star Newspaper and reached out that if I was going through Ft Frances that there was a place for me to stay to rest up and get caught up on my work. Because of...

Russ at Taggs Source for Sports in Fort Frances Russ went totally out of the way to help me with a failed rear hub. I would end up being stuck in Fort Frances for practically a week because of my...

Making my way down Highway 11 my phone rang.  It was Harry Ludwig an old co-driver from Voortman Cookies.  Harry was currently driving through Nipigon with his wife on his way west to Winnipeg to...

Martin, Corinne, Matthew, Samuel & Kyla On my west from Thunder Bay I stopped at the beautiful Kakebeka Falls.  In less then a minute of arriving The Tempelman family approached me curious about...

Coming into Thunder Bay I knew I needed my bike tuned up and was desperate to charge batteries and get on top of my blogging and documenting.   So I reached through Warm Showers.org.  Annie...

Imagine my surprise pedalling towards Thunder Bay via Lakeshore Drive when another cycle tourist pulls up along side me.  Victor is from France and was in Quebec for school.  The day we met was his...

Ray is the first cycle tourist I have run into on my ride since starting out in November 12, 2019.  Ray reached out through a mutual follower.  I think when Ray was going through Thunder Bay when he...

Clarke is a news man from Yourtv North Bay.  Steve Featherstone invited Clarke out to the reptile camp  when I was visiting Steve to do  news clip for that evening.

Steve runs Reptile Adventure Camp in Bonfield.  Steve is one of the very people that I know who has consistently from the day I met him has impressed me. I wrote a blog post on Reptile Adventure...

I met Julian at the picnic area of Dorset.  Julian was with his dad and they saw my bike and stopped to talk.  Julian is 17 and just recently purchased a MEC National bike just like mine and plans...

Russ lives a little south east of Minden Ontario and reached out to me the day I announced that I was back on the road.  Thanks to Russ I was able to a shower, a hot meal and a laundry done....

John was a co-worker/driver at Voortman Cookies where I worked until I started on this bike ride.  John had called me a few days earlier on my birthday.  Quickly in the conversation we realized that...

Arriving in Kingston March 19 to visit my aunt Henny on my way through seemed like it should have been fairly uneventful visit.  Little did I know this visit would be on the eve of the escalation of...

Of Hamilton Ontario Paul started his own YouTube channel at the same time I started the Safari Arie YouTube channel.  Paul did a really cool Safari Arie Bike Ride video.  You can watch it here.  Be...

From Sarnia Ontario Brandon is my new YouTube producer and I am super excited to work with him.  Brandon is a real go-getter and it did not take him long to get a trailer and a hour long documentary...

Of Fredericton, New Brunswick David reached out interested in connecting via video.  David is a fellow touring cyclist who has been following me for sometime now.  It was interesting to speak to him...

Josh was biking eastbound as I was headed westbound leaving Brockville Ontario.  Josh instantly did a u-turn and pedaled with me for a few kilometers before saying our goodbyes.

On Monday March 15 I had the pleasure to be a guest on Chris Adam's podcast Bike Tour Adventures.  I had recently found out about his podcast while I was still driving a truck and enjoyed listening...

Andrew has been following me for a long time now.  Andrew let me stay at his family home in Kamouraska, Quebec on March 14th.  I also stayed 3 nights with Andrew and his family in Ottawa.  On March...

Only a few hours into Ontario leaving Bourget on my way to Ottawa a pick up truck pulled off the side of the road and a gentleman get out and asking me if I am Arie.  I could not believe it.  Thanks...

Richard reached out and offered to take me to lunch on my way out of Montreal.  Richard wanted me to experience Montreal's famous smoked meat so we meet at Smoke Meat Pete in Ile-Perrot. Richard's...

While in Montreal Andre reached out to me with an offer to host me.  I owe Andre and his wife Claire a huge thank you as I ended up staying a bit longer than planned.  Because of a Friday meeting in...

Pascal is originally from France who came to Canada about 5 years ago for school is living in Montreal.  Pascal has been following my ride and reached out to me Wednesday March 4, 2020.  Pascal...

Paul is the guy in charge of the HI Hostel in Trois-Rivieres.  I really like him.

Of Quebec City asked that his name not be used on the internet I reached out to John through Warm Showers.  I was thinking when I entered Quebec City I would see if anyone on Warm Showers was...

Living in Ottawa Andrew let me stay at his family vacation home in Kamouraska Quebec Photo is view from back window over the St Lawrence River.  I hope to meet Andrew when I reach Ottawa. Andrew is...

Sandy is the driver that originally brought me out to New Brunswick to be picked up by my parents after leaving my job to start my ride.  We left the bakery October 28. I had the opportunity to run...