by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 10 Life in the jungle: Yesterday I met a Swedish cyclist biking around the world. I convinced him to stay the night. The day before I had decided to start going to bed earlier and set my alarm for 5 AM to be more productive. With having a guest, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Things are very muddy after two back-to-back Tropical storms. December 2 Life in the jungle: Today was not the busiest of days. The first thing I did was head to the village for groceries. It’s been about a week since my last trip so it took a bit longer than...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
On November 15 less than a week after flood waters from Tropical Storm Nadine subsided we got hit with Tropical Storm Sara. On November 16 we experienced top-gallon again. Top-gallon means the Belize River has risen about 25 feet and has flooded its banks and there...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
On November 15 less than a week after flood waters from Tropical Storm Nadine subsided, we got hit with Tropical Storm Sara. On November 16 we experienced top-gallon again. Top-gallon means the Belize River is raised about 25 feet and has flooded its banks and there...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 26, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
After 16 days of flooding, the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Nadine receded on November 7. Because of recent flooding outside work is almost pointless. November 8 Life in the jungle: This morning, I found an opossum in my live trap by the chicken coops. The...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 7, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Since Tropical Storm Nadine, on October 22nd my yard, the road, and everywhere surrounding my house and jungle have been completely flooded with flood waters higher than I could imagine happening. November 6 Life in the jungle: I post the following in my daily blog,...
