by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 6, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
June 21 Life in the Jungle: There was rain and another power outage last night. This morning, I discovered that some of the ducks were finally brave enough to go to the bottom of the (large) new pond and swim in the accumulating water. Shortly after I finished...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 6, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
June 14 Life in the jungle: I spent most of the day doing small modification jobs in the greenhouse and front work room, such as putting a shelf under the work table, building a hanger to hold the weed eater, etc. Being a bit of a lazy Saturday, I snuck in a nap after...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 6, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
A Mexican Masked Tree Frog June 4 Life in the jungle: Yesterday, there was some rain, and there was a little rain in the night. The rainy season has officially started. First thing, Steve, the guy who helped build the recent cabana, stopped by to discuss building...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 5, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
May 28 Life in the jungle: First thing, I slaughtered the last broiler (meat) chicken. The last few days, I have been moving dirt dug up from the excavator work the other week. I have a lot of places to fill in. Currently, the dirt moisture level is acceptable for...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 5, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
May 20 Life in the jungle: Today, I took a water taxi out to Caye Caulker for a few days of rest and relaxation. I intentionally chose Caye Caulker over San Pedro because there is less to do, such as hunting for crocodiles. I really need to do (mostly) nothing for a...
