by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 3, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
September 29 Life in the jungle: As I always do a little outside work Sunday mornings before I mostly take the day off, I woke up to rain. I planned to chop at the ponds, instead, I laid in my hammock, and before deciding what to do, I was fast asleep until 12 PM. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 3, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
September 20 Life in the jungle: This morning, reaching Belmopan for my passport stamp I was informed that my police investigation was complete. I was able to catch the very next bus back to Belize City. I was stuck taking the 3:30 PM bus home. To describe it as a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 3, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
September 13 Life in the jungle: I started my morning chopping in the coconut field. The heat and humidity made work difficult. It didn’t take long before I was forced to cool myself in the shower. After a break, I headed back to the coconut field until I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 3, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
September 4 Life in the jungle: It rained on and off most of the day. I continued working on painting bookshelves. I am getting closer to finally completing this project. I spent most of the afternoon organizing computer notes. In the afternoon, I slaughtered two...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 3, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
From August 2 until August 23, I took a much-needed vacation. I spent a part of the first week traveling by bus from Belize to Monterrey, Mexico where I spent the remainder of the week. I then flew to PEI, Canada, and spent two weeks visiting with family. Part 1 and...
