by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 12, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
February 12 Life in the jungle: First thing I shared my Belize’s Amphibians: An Essential Guide blog post to 20 Belize and Reptile Facebook groups I then headed to the ponds to chop. I finished chopping around my seedlings and papayas at the first mound and a little...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 12, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Rain continues to fall daily or every other day. We should be well into the dry season now, but wet and muddy conditions are causing daily frustrations and grief. February 7 Life in the jungle: This morning was a trip to Belmopan for my passport stamp. After last...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 11, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 29 Life in the jungle: First thing I shared my scorpion blog post to a dozen Belize Facebook groups. I also decided to get my village trip out of the way first thing. The road is a real mess. The worst it’s been in over a year. After breakfast, I took...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 11, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Photos of the Morelet’s Crocodile Andy took last week on the opposite side of our river bank January 21 Life in the jungle: I couldn’t believe I woke up to light rain, and the forecast was calling for rain for much of this week. How can this be? Where is...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 17 Life in the jungle: Today was my weekend getaway to San Ignacio. After an hour and a half bus ride to Belize City, it took another two and a half hours to arrive in San Ignacio. I arrived at 12 PM and checked into the Yellow Belly Backpacker Hostel by...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 10 Life in the jungle: Today didn’t go smoothly at all. I missed the morning bus by two minutes. A friend in the village driving by witnessed this. I caught a ride with him to the Hattieville cut-off. Surely the cut-off bus stop was an express stop?...
