by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 21, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
July 18 Life in the jungle: Today was a trip to Belmopan for my passport stamp. Except technically, I was not planning to get my next stamp in Belmopan. I had planned to take a trip to Monterrey Mexico, and then fly to Canada for a few weeks. The plan was that...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 14, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
July 10 Life in the jungle: I headed to the village first thing to get a section of PVC pipe for the new cabana septic system. I need to get the pipe section that goes under the cabana in place before building the cabana floor is built (whenever that is). I spent the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 14, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
July 4 Life in the jungle: I started my morning chopping in the coconut field. After breakfast, there was a little on-and-off rain which kept messing with my plans. So, I went back to the coconut field to chop so I would have something to show for the afternoon. At 4...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 14, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
June 24 Life in the jungle: It rained virtually the entire night. First thing I bagged 23 seeds from my Provision tree seed pod that I collected during my canoe trip back in May. I learned that the Provision tree is the same as the Money Tree, which is sold as a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 30, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
June 16 Life in the jungle: It rained throughout the night and into the morning causing me to linger in bed. I discovered three sick chickens including my original alpha male rooster. I didn’t expect that. After I killed them, I walked them to the river to...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 17, 2024 | Belize Keynote & Destination Content, Life in Belize, My Blog
I still remember November 1997 – my first time on a plane. As we descended into Belize, the jungle canopy stretched as far as the eye could see. Disembarking onto the tarmac at Philip S.W. Goldson Airport. my first views from the plane door, completely...
