Rooted in Nature, Adventure Lived.

Welcome to Belize Jungle LifeI’m excited to invite you to join me on this personal journey of the adventure of living in the jungles of Belize.  Through my blog, I share my adventures and experiences of living the jungle lifestyle—immersed in a jungle, while encountering incredible wildlife like jaguars, howler monkeys, and boa constrictors, and discovering the magic of nature every day.

 

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About

My website

Welcome to the Safari Arie website as I attempt to document my jungle living lifestyle in the jungles of Belize.

The genesis of this website was to document my bike ride adventure from Canada to the bottom of Argentina.  Let’s just say I got about half way down before time caught up with me and I had to abandon that dream to pursue another dream of living in Belize. 

Ideally a website has a single focus to attract a specific target audience, my website does not have a single focus.  My main focus is living life in the jungles of Belize and the daily adventure that naturally occure.  Ultimately this website has become a hodge podge of many subjects and themes.

Some of the categories of content that can be found here includes the following:
>documentation of my day-to-day life and struggles in the jungles of Belize
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Belize flora and fauna that I come across in my day
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documentation of my 26,000 km bike ride across Canada, the US and Mexico to my home in Belize
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assorted blog posts on bike touring in general
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personal journaling of how I interpret my life (a form of therapy) and thoughts about reflection and wisdom
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my poetry

Expanding on these categories

Life in Belize

My first visit to Belize was in 1997.  I bought a house in the Community Baboon Sanctuary in 2003.  Currently I live in Belize on a 42 acre farm in the village of Scotland Halfmoon.  Everyday is an adventure and I do my best to document that along with lots of photography.

Belize – Flora and Fauna

On any given day I come across creatures that I have never seen before or creatures that I see on a regular basis. One of two things happens, either my favorite photos get lost in the hundreds of photos I take on a monthly basis or after getting help with identifying an insect (for example) I have forgotten what it is six months later.  This page helps me keep my best photos all together and is an easy reference for my to be able to re-identify an unusual insect that I have found again.

2019 – 2021 Bike Ride

On November 12, 2019 from St. John’s NL, I biked 12,340 km’s across Canada during the 2019-20 Canadian winter and Covid-19. I continued south through the USA biking almost 8,000 km’s along the Pacific Ocean and South West.  Entering Mexico at Mexicali I biked another 6,000 km’s south and across Mexico to Chetumal arriving at my home in Belize November 25, 2021.

Bike and Camping

Biking 26,000 km’s gave me some insight to a few categories about bike touring in general.

Personal Journaling and Reflections

This category is a work in progress and I am not sure what this will look like or where it’s going.  The internal works of my mind is not a pretty sight.  I also like to collect quotes of wisdom and reflection through better questions.  Its my hope to explore that here also.

Poetry

Most of my poetry is not exactly uplifting.   Read at your own discretion.

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Arie H

For better or worse this is about a guy named Arie Hoogerbrugge.

Who is Arie Hoogerbrugge?   

Arie was born May 18, 1973 and raised middle class in the small town of Grimsby, Ontario Canada with 2 younger brothers.

The following terms in one form or another reflect who Arie is as a person.

Christian, introverted, passionate, alone in the world, risk taker, socially awkward, a thinker, broken inside, adventure seeker, organized, a farmer, lover of beauty, mindful, complicated, reptile and amphibian lover, freedom first, unorthodoxed, despises stupidity, podcast lover, accountable, poet, generally misunderstood, tree lover, probably foolish, minimalist, conscious, entrepreneurial, trusts no one, impatient, hard worker, blogger, single, old fashioned, ex-truck driver, cheap Dutchman, stubborn, loyal, serious personality, goal oriented, cyclist, lazy, romantic, fussy eater, photographer, unbalanced lifestyle, neat freak and has many failures and regrets in life.

Thanks for stopping by

Arie Hoogerbrugge “May your greatest dreams and goals be ahead of you; not behind you.”

 ***Note – It took me 18 months to get an internet connection in Belize. I am working my fastest to get up to date on my Belize blogs.  I currently about a half year behind in posting my daily Belize blog posts.

Belize Keynote & Jungle Lifestyle Content

Recent Blogs:

Belize Part 121 (May 18 to 30)

Belize Part 121 (May 18 to 30)

May 18 Life in the jungle: Today I turned 51.  I guess that's proof there is no going back from old age.  Truthfully, I have nothing else to add about turning 51.  Today was killer hot out.  I...

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Belize Part 120 (May 8 to 17)

Belize Part 120 (May 8 to 17)

At some point, somehow, I lost/deleted my Belize blog Part 119 (April 27 to May 7).  Based on some photos in my photo collection all I know about that I installed an exterior wall in Andy’s bike...

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Belize Part 118 (April 19 to 26)

Belize Part 118 (April 19 to 26)

April 19 Life in the jungle: This morning I was informed that guests of Andy on motorcycles were ahead of their schedule and now showing up tomorrow.  That put me into house-cleaning mode. This...

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Belize Part 117 (April 10 to 18)

Belize Part 117 (April 10 to 18)

April 10 Life in the jungle: The morning was filled with assorted small jobs.  Before breakfast, I headed to the village to pay for yesterday's delivery of building materials and to pick up 100 ft...

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Belize Part 116 (March 30 to April 9)

Belize Part 116 (March 30 to April 9)

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...

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Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle

Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle

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...

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A Sphinx Moth in my coconut field 🦋

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Black Howler monkey on my farm 🐒 

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Praying mantis at my ponds 🌴

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Releasing an opossum at my ponds 🌴

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Black Howler Monkeys 🐒 

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Day 6 of 300 km canoe trip on Belize River 🇧🇿 🛶 

Video from a recently completed 300 km canoe trip from San Ignacio to Belize City 🇧🇿 🛶🇧🇿 

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Day 6 of 300 km canoe trip on Belize River 🇧🇿 🛶 

Video from a recently completed 300 km canoe trip from San Ignacio to Belize City 🇧🇿 🛶🇧🇿 

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Check out my pineapple garden 🍍 

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I caught an opossum in my live trap

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Day 6 of 300 km canoe trip on Belize River 🇧🇿 🛶 

Video from a recently completed 300 km canoe trip from San Ignacio to Belize City 🇧🇿 🛶🇧🇿 

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Hi and Welcome to My Website About Living in Belize
Belize River Canoe Adventure – Post #1 – May 23 to 24, 2024
Belize Part 121 (May 18 to 30)
Belize Part 120 (May 8 to 17)
Belize Part 118 (April 19 to 26)
Belize Part 117 (April 10 to 18)
Belize Part 116 (March 30 to April 9)
Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle
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