by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 3, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 11 Life in the jungle: I started my day getting a job out of the way that had only been partly started a while back. I finished putting a cement block perimeter around my apartment septic system. At some point, I will build a cover out of wood to sit on the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 20, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 6 Life in the jungle: I woke up in the middle of the night (early morning) and I never fell back to sleep. This morning I spent the whole morning lying in my hammock with my eyes closed. I think it has to be the best way to spend a morning, that is until you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 19, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 30 Life in the jungle: I started my morning finishing the framing for my screen-enclosed greenhouses. I wanted to get that job out of the way quickly, as 2x2s warp quickly in the sun. The quicker the wood is framed the better for the wood. I had exactly...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 31, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 23 Life in the jungle: By going to bed early last night, I got an early start this morning. I had to plant pineapple (tops) at the ponds so I spent my morning chopping at the ponds. I was able to complete the chopping of two of the three mounds, which...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 29, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 18 Life in the jungle: Today is my Sabbath. I continue reading Walking with God by John Eldredge. Of course, I also took a nap. In the afternoon I was thinking about a question I wrote down some time ago. What would my older self say to me today? I wrote...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 29, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 11 Life in the jungle: Today is my Sabbath. I did take a walk to the river to check on the rising level. The level was actually perfect for pumping water as my vat was getting dangerously low. The water has dropped low enough that I can disconnect a union...
