Life in Belize

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...

February 4 Life in the jungle: I did some small jobs around the house first thing.  Today is my day off but I have realized I need to be out of the house first thing in the morning while Andy makes...

January 26 Life in the jungle: Andy left first thing in the morning for Caye Calker to visit a friend visiting from Canada.  I have the whole place to myself until Monday.  I mixed a half bag of...

January 18 Life in the jungle: First thing this morning was making patio stones.  Then I laid the cement blocks for the floor perimeter of the dirt bike shed.  Then I got a message from Jamie...

January 7 Life in the jungle: Today is my day off and I posted Belize blog Part 54, 55, 56, 57, and 58 and my poem, There is an Ocean Inside My Head to my website.  I feel like I should spend my...

December 30 Life in the jungle: It rained all night and this morning was the coldest temperature in two years (16C/61F).  And everything is very muddy.  This morning I tried uploading videos to a...

On December 19th 3 guests from Poland arrived and Andy moved into his new apartment (greenhouse).  The guest's names are Bob and Marlena and Marlena’s father Hendrik. December 20 Life in the jungle:...

December 14 Life in the jungle: I didn't even know so many things could go wrong in a day.  Last night I discovered that I had let my utility water vat run dry.  I ran the river pump for about 30...

December 4 Life in the jungle: First thing I went up to the village for groceries.  I posted Unlocking True Wisdom: The Power of Following Your Own Advice to Substack, Medium, LinkedIn, and my...

On November 8th a Canadian riding through Belize on his dirt bike decided to stay and live in Belize on my farm.  A week later two stray and malnourished dogs showed up out of the jungle to stay as...

On November 8th Andy Wilson arrived from Canada and became my new roommate.  On November 17th and then the 18th two malnourished dogs showed up out of nowhere.  Their names are Saucy and Pepper....

On November 8, a Canadian guest named Andy arrived to stay with me. The weather continues to be rainy. November 11 Life in the jungle: Today was on-and-off rain all day.  I wrote multiple life...

August 17 Home in Canada: I spent virtually the entire day in front of the computer. I had it planned that I would try to get some work done on my book about my bike ride while in Canada.  I am at...

I just spent the last week traveling by bus from Belize to Monterrey Mexico to spend a few days there and caught a flight the night before to Charlottetown, PEI to visit my family. August 9 Home in...

I was in need of a vacation from the jungles of Belize, and visiting Canada has been on my mind for the last few months. I thought I might add a small Mexican adventure to my vacation. This post is...

I was in need of a vacation from the jungles of Belize, and visiting Canada has been on my mind for the last few months. I thought I might add a small Mexican adventure to my vacation. August 2 A...

November 2 Life in the jungle: I spent the first part of the day rewriting and updating an older bike touring blog post called How to document your bike tour or adventure.  Last week I decided to...

October 24 Life in the jungle: I spent the day in front of my computer.  I started by watching some YouTube videos on TikTok.  And then ended up on some video chats with my website developer and his...

October 19 Life in the jungle: My allergies were fine today (last week they were bad).  The weather continues to be nice (not too hot).  I am trying a young guy out from the village to do property...

October 4 Life in the jungle: The greenhouse floor is officially and finally finished.  I started mixing cement and making patio stones in the first week of May.  It only took me 6 months to...

Last week I started I started laying my greenhouse floor. September 25 Life in the jungle: I started my morning headed to the village for groceries.  After a late breakfast, I headed to the ponds to...

September 10 Life in the jungle: Today is my day off.  I did very little today.  I did the laundry and I cleaned my bedroom loft, and before bed, I posted Belize blog post Part 38.  There was no...

August 31 Life in the jungle: I started my morning chopping in the coconut field.  Chopping in the coconut field has been this monthly priority.  Before breakfast, I went to the village for...

August 24 Life in the jungle: There was some rain last night with sporadic sprinkles throughout the day.  I started my morning chopping at the ponds.  The Cribo snake that I caught the other day got...

For months I have been making a dozen patio stones almost every morning for my new greenhouse. August 17 Life in the jungle: There was a rain shower early this morning.  The sky also looked a little...

August 12 Life in the jungle: I am still wiped from the last few days.  I couldn't understand my exhaustion until I looked at the weather on my phone.  It was 102F by 9:30 AM.  I didn't bother...

Every morning I mix half a bag of cement and make a dozen patio stones for my new greenhouse floor. August 3 Life in the jungle: After making my patio stones I did a little bit of yard work and...

July 26 Life in the jungle: I got about 95% of the way through making my patio stones and then I got hit with a soaker of a rain shower.  After breakfast, I spent most of the afternoon continuing...

I have recently started a print-on-demand (POD) t-shirt website store. And first thing every morning I mix a half bag of cement to make a dozen patio stones for my new greenhouse floor. July 18 Life...

I have recently started a print-on-demand (POD) t-shirt website store. And first thing every morning I mix a half bag of cement to make a dozen patio stones for my new greenhouse floor. July 11 Life...

I have recently started a print-on-demand (POD) t-shirt website store. And first thing every morning I mix a half bag of cement to make a dozen patio stones for my new greenhouse floor. July 1 Life...

On May 23, 2024, Jamie Madrill (from the village) and I embarked on a 300+ kilometer canoe adventure from the Macal River in San Ignacio to all the way down the Belize River to Haulover Creek...

On May 23, 2024, Jamie Madrill (from the village) and I embarked on a 300+ kilometer canoe adventure from the Macal River in San Ignacio to all the way down the Belize River to Haulover Creek...

June 23 Life in the jungle: There was thunder and lightning and a little bit of rain last night.  I made my patio stones first thing this morning.  I decided to take a break from my clothing website...

June 10 Life in the jungle: After I finished my patio stones this morning I headed to the village for groceries.  I spent the rest of my day going through and organizing my computer notes on an...

June 4 Life in the jungle: Being my Sabbath I sort of did nothing today and maybe, possibly spent too much TV today which contributed to me going to bed way too late.  Oh well.  I did write the poem...

June 1 Life in the jungle: I couldn't believe it.  I left the chicken coop door open last night and nobody was eaten.  Orlando called me first thing this morning.  His wife had set three pullets...

May 24 Life in the jungle: I sort of slept in this morning.  It's when I have goofy dreams that I can never remember that I seem to sleep in.  Leaving the house to first feed the chickens I sensed...

May 17 Life in the jungle: I was expecting the public works guy to stop by sometime today.  First, I started putting the patio stone materials together.  I then headed to the village to see Saul's...

May 9 Life in the jungle: As per my usual morning ritual now, I mixed cement and poured another dozen patio stones for my future greenhouse floor.  This is pouring number 5 with 63 stones now.  Once...

May 1 Life in the jungle: Orlando showed up this morning.  I pulled the deck post forms off the posts we poured last week before he arrived.  They did not pour very well.  I wasn't very pleased.  We...

April 22 Life in the jungle: Today was killer hot with no breeze.  I started my morning cleaning up my chickens and moved my large broilers to their new coop.  I should mention that every day as a...

April 15 Life in the jungle: My rooster let me sleep in a bit this morning.  I spent the whole day painting.  My first priority was the internet tower.  I had to finish priming two sections and I...

April 6 Life in the jungle: I started my morning chopping in the coconut field until the internet guys showed up and dropped off my internet tower.  It turns out I needed to make the main tower...

Earlier this month I started rebuilding the rear section of my deck.  March 30 Life in the jungle: There were no cracks in the deck floor this morning.  I am very thankful for that.  But I am also...

Currently, I have been working on rebuilding my rear deck and getting an internet connection. March 23 Life in the jungle: Things went great with my cycling guests and they got back on the road late...

Last week I started to replace my rear section of deck due to wood rot. March 16 Life in the jungle: After Orlando arrived, we mixed 2 and a half bags of cement and poured four of the six columns...

March 6 Life in the jungle: I spent my day finishing moving all my seedlings to a location away from the house.  I am planning to replace my rear deck and need working space by the house.  It took a...

February 23 Life in the jungle: I dragged my morning for a bit.  I am physically tired from all the chopping and chainsaw work these last few days.  I eventually did a little bit of chopping at the...

February 12 Life in the jungle: All day it was an overcast and cool day.  After feeding the chickens I actually got back into bed to stay warm.  Today is my Sabbath.  I spent the first part of my...

February 4 Life in the jungle: I started my day finishing my chicken coop with lumber that Saul brought yesterday evening.  After lunch, I planned to start working on my book.  I can't remember when...

January 29 Life in the jungle: Today was my Sabbath.  My day to do nothing but try to spend some time reading and of course a nap. Elton my bushhog guy did come first thing to finish cutting the...

January 24 Life in the jungle: It was hard to get out of my hammock this morning.  After yesterday's bull shit at immigration, it's hard to find motivation.  Which sucks because I have so much to...

January 18 Life in the jungle: Today was a work day.  I painted, I did some minor chainsaw work around the house and coconut field and I went to the ponds to water my papayas. January 19 Life in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

December 4 Life in the jungle: Today is my Sabbath and I do nothing but read.  Somehow my morning dragged out and then I ended up cleaning the bathroom and then the kitchen.  They do say cleanliness...

November 30 Life in the jungle:  Today was my second trip to the city this week.  It was all about working on my Belize residency.  The first thing was a tuberculosis test.  I will have to go back...

November 25 Life in the jungle: One year ago, today I arrived at my home in Belize from my two year bike ride.  What a year from hell.  You can read a condensed breakdown of my last year blog post...

On November 2nd Hurricane Lisa hit and I have been basically without power since then.  Check Belize Blog posts #53  and #54 for more hurricane details. Sorry for lack of photos in this blog post....

On November 2nd Hurricane Lisa hit and I have been basically without power since then.  Check Belize Blog post #53 for more hurricane details. November 16 Life in the jungle: The power shut off at...

November 8 Life in the jungle: Today I was able to get half the coconut field clean of all hurricane debris.  I finally pulled out the chainsaw to tackle larger branches and one big tree.  There is...

November 3 Life in the jungle: I woke up at 6 AM and did a walk around.  The yard is a complete disaster with many mature trees down.  The river lot is basically decimated.  Virtually every mature...

October 29 Life in the jungle: I started my morning as usual chopping in the coconut field.  I ended up disturbing a nest of large wasps.  I never got stung but I had a wasp come at me.  He buzzed...

October 24 Life in the jungle: I started my morning by basically sending my paralegal one last threat about producing my corporation papers and my deeds.  The business registry office is open on...

October 16 Life in the Jungle: I didn't sleep great last night.  I woke up this morning determined to stick to a Sabbath habit I started last Sunday.  I started reading The Divine Conspiracy by...

Sorry, almost no photos with this blog post. October 9 Life in the Jungle: It's Sunday (of course).  I was all prepared to head to the ponds to chop.  Over the last few months, I have struggled with...

October 4 Life in the Jungle: Waiting for a load of gravel to be delivered I planted seedlings in the coconut field.  Saul from the village brought me a yard of gravel from the hardware store.  He...

September 30 Life in the Jungle: It's amazing how I was so exhausted to do anything yesterday but it took so long to fall asleep last night.  I don't know what the temperature was last night but for...

September 21 Life in the Jungle: I finally finished the hen house pen.  I let out the hen with the oldest chicks to make sure everything would work out well.  And everything did.  So tomorrow both...

September 12 Life in the jungle: Another sleepless night.  But I didn't have the motivation or energy to get out of bed and be productive.  I think tonight I just won't go to bed until I am sleepy. ...

Last week was a very stressful week dealing with Belize Immigration.  That blog post link is at the bottom of this post. September 6 Life in the jungle: I slept in quite late this morning.  It is...

This is Part 2 of a recent holiday that I took when I went to San Pedro Town on Ambergris Caye.  You can check out Part 1 if missed it HERE. October 12 Life in the jungle: I attended a 7 AM Catholic...

September 2 Life in the jungle: I slept like crap last night again.  It rained all through the night and was still raining when I woke up.  I didn't even bother bringing my city footwear, I was...

August 24 Life in the jungle: I woke up at 5 AM, with the stress of a rotting and costly house deck falling back asleep was not possible.  [See photos in last blog post.]  I started my morning...

August 20 Life in the jungle: Orlando and Joseph came this morning.  We finished installing the door on the apartment and we put the roof on the front entrance of the greenhouse.  [The door was...

August 9 Life in the jungle: Orlando and Joseph showed up this morning.  We replaced the larger section of the house roof with the new zinc roofing that was delivered the other week.  We got lucky...

August 1 Life in the jungle: Over two months ago I got sick.  This morning I had another cough attack.  Everything is pretty wet outside.  There is no point in working outside today.  Everything...

July 27 Life in the jungle: In four days it will be two months ago that I got sick with a chronic cough and the coughing returned again last night.   Another sleepless night.   This morning I was up...

July 21 Life in the jungle: Somehow my morning got away from me again!  But it didn't help that I slept like crap last night either.  I did wake up to a reply from the Labor Department regarding my...

July 15 Life in the jungle: I slept in as planned.  Today I made two trips to the village.  The first one to pick up my cans of paint that I had left at Verna Mae’s the other week and the second...

July 10 Life in the jungle: I ended up sleeping in from a late-night last night.  I started my day at the ponds to plant papaya seeds.  Twice I dropped the container of seeds.  TWICE!  I couldn't...

July 3 Life in the jungle: It's Sunday so it wasn't my most productive day.  With a late start to my day, I retrieved some more 1/2" PVC pipe that had previously been laid and buried out towards the...

Of note, last week I finally started building my greenhouse. June 27 Life in the jungle: I had a much better sleep last night.  Orlando and Joseph showed up this morning.  No concrete work today. ...

June 21 Life in the jungle: I slept okay last night but at 6 AM I woke up with a horrible cough.  So bad I got up and took a walk around the yard and went back to my hammock and fell asleep until 11...

June 13 Life in the jungle: It rained all morning.  My allergies were at their worst and my cough was bad.  It took some Jack ass bitters that I had picked last week.  Last week Verna Mae showed me...

June 2 Life in the jungle: It rained and thundered hard last night with a power outage.   Because I couldn't run a fan during the power outage, I spent the first part of the night in my hammock....

May 28 Life in the jungle: It must have rained most of the night and into the morning.  The road is drenched and it was a wet bike ride to the bus in the rain.  I bussed it to Belize City and then...

May 22 Life in the jungle: I was expecting to wake up to heavy rain.  It never came.  I woke up and went down to my hammock and ended up sleeping until 10 AM.  My day was spent completing my...

May 17 Life in the jungle: Because of how I felt last night before bed I didn't set my alarm.  While I don't feel sick my allergies are really bad and it feels like I have a cold when I sneeze but I...