Belize Part 38 (Aug 1 to 8)

Belize Part 38 (Aug 1 to 8)

August 1 Life in the jungle: Over two months ago I got sick.  This morning I had another cough attack.  Everything is pretty wet outside.  There is no point in working outside today.  Everything will turn to mud quickly.  I started writing Chapter 1 of my new book...
Belize Part 37 (July 27 to 31)

Belize Part 37 (July 27 to 31)

July 27 Life in the jungle: In four days it will be two months ago that I got sick with a chronic cough and the coughing returned again last night.   Another sleepless night.   This morning I was up early to head back to Belmopan.  [Last week I discovered that likely...
Belize Part 36 (July 21 to 26)

Belize Part 36 (July 21 to 26)

July 21 Life in the jungle: Somehow my morning got away from me again!  But it didn’t help that I slept like crap last night either.  I did wake up to a reply from the Labor Department regarding my work permit, but it wasn’t really helpful.  It’s...
The emptiness inside me

The emptiness inside me

An emptiness inside me that won’t go away Years and years of desires Looking over the horizon as far as these eyes can see Feeling like the old man on the outside Hiding the little boy in the inside This emptiness feeding them both The dusty road, long and hard...
Belize Part 35 (July 15 to 20)

Belize Part 35 (July 15 to 20)

July 15 Life in the jungle: I slept in as planned.  Today I made two trips to the village.  The first one to pick up my cans of paint that I had left at Verna Mae’s the other week and the second trip was for groceries. After lunch, I was going to head to the ponds to...
Belize Part 34 (July 10 to 14)

Belize Part 34 (July 10 to 14)

July 10 Life in the jungle: I ended up sleeping in from a late-night last night.  I started my day at the ponds to plant papaya seeds.  Twice I dropped the container of seeds.  TWICE!  I couldn’t believe it.  Little black seeds dropped in the dirt.  Good grief. ...

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