by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 23, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
March 30 Life in the jungle: Before breakfast, I was able to lay 100 cement blocks in the main chicken coop area for a raised floor. The purpose of the floor is the solution to dealing with the mud during the rainy season. After breakfast, Jamie arrived and helped...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 23, 2024 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle – Claudius angustatus Locally known as Toe-biter. The smallest musk/mud turtle found in Belize. To be honest I don’t see these guys often, but I found my first one in years right outside my house. A super aggressive species when...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
March 15 Life in the jungle: First thing I made patio stones and framed a form to make a ramp into Andy’s new dirt bike lean-to. I had to go to the village to pick up four broiler chicks. I (we) are going to start raising broiler chickens again. I feel somehow, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
March 3 Life in the jungle: Even though this is my day off I started my morning digging my septic trench. I need my mornings to myself. Jamie from across the river now comes over Saturdays and spends the night and now Andy has his friend visiting from Canada. After...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 21, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
February 20 Life in the jungle: The last few mornings have been kind of cold. I spent a short time starting to dig my future septic trench. I had an earlier breakfast than usual so I could start painting the greenhouse. We need to enclose the greenhouse in shade...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 13, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
February 11 Life in the jungle: I did a little yard work first thing. It’s my day off but I prefer to give Andy his mornings to make breakfast etc. Jamie spent the night on the hammock so they made fry jacks which are an unhealthy favorite breakfast that I...
