We set out last Saturday morning with the intention of meeting up with some friends who own a boat and heading out to a village called Lamanal to put in. From here we would go about ten miles up river to the archaeological site Lamani. Up at 6:00 AM, we had a quick breakfast with Ben, Annie and Raymond, scooped up Dolly, Reenan and Reniesha and headed to meet Jerry at the turnoff. On the way we got a text that Jerry’s truck wasn’t working so we would have to go all the way to Burrell Boom, a village a little further up, and use Justin’s truck to haul the boat. Justin and Raym... [More]

In order to get to Belize with all of our stuff, and in order to save time once we got here, we decided the best way to get to Belize was to drive through Mexico. Time and money were the two major factors that influenced us to drive rather than putting our vehicle, full of everything we needed in order to live and work, on a ship and flying ourselves down. Plane tickets were too expensive and more importantly, we did not want our truck to sit on the seas and in the Port of Belize for the first couple of weeks we were here. So we made up our minds and here is how it went…The drive to the... [More]

The bottom has finally come full circle - octagon, really.  The last side is complete enough to be able to close in the bottom and keep the bugs out! And just in time, too. The mosquitos have been absolutely terrible. Due to a week of heavy rain followed by a week and a half of no rain, the mosquitos in the area are the worst they've been in quite some tiime according to the locals. During the rains there is a small pond that fills up about 50 feet away from the palapa so that certainly doesn't help either. We got the doors up and can now cook, relax, and work without being bombarded by h... [More]

Thank you for stopping by to see the new Blog and to follow the experience of living and working off the grid in Rancho Dolores, Belize, Central America. I just recently finished setting up this site and have begun adding posts. I plan to write every couple of days in order to document the projects at hand, both web design and construction, and everyday things that occur while living here in the jungle. I hope that you will check back for updates and comment on photos!