Moonracerfarm Belize
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Another thing we like...solar lights!

›
4 PACK INFLATABLE SOLAR LIGHT, RECHARGEABLE WATERFROOF SOLAR LED LANTERN LIGHT GREAT FOR CAMPING HIKING BIKING FISHING HUNTING PICNIC PATIO ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Purified water by Sawyer Products!

›
Living here in Belize is a bit rustic.  We are off-grid with no public electric, satellite internet, and water from a “rudimentary water su...
Friday, July 7, 2017

Check out his blog!

›
We spent a couple of evenings with Hana and Mark during their time in this area, and even got mentioned in their blog...with a photo!  If yo...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

A flower with two fronts

›
Thus crazy flower doesn't have a back, just two fronts. 
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Davis Falls, Stann Creek, Belize

›
We didn't have any guests on Tuesday, either coming or going, so we decided to go on an adventure of our own to Davis Falls, in the St...
Monday, May 22, 2017

Pineapples: Domestic vs. Wild

›
Remember the photo of the baby pineapple with purple flowers?  The first photo here is of a baby *wild* pineapple, also with purple flowers....
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Bee Homes

›
At this point in the dry season, lots of flowers are blooming and we hear a constant background buzz of bees.  So, we weren't surprised ...
Monday, May 1, 2017

It's the dry season...

›
Forget the 17-year cicada thing. Here in Belize, every dry season is cicada season, to the point where every night when we sit with our gues...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

A visitor

›
The hummingbirds were making a fuss in the tangerine tree outside the dining palapa, so I went to see what was bothering them, expecting a s...
Monday, April 10, 2017

Baby pineapples have...

›
...flowers! I never knew baby pineapples had pretty little purple flowers until I took a look at this one growing outside my kitchen.
Monday, April 3, 2017

Not the usual wasp nest

›
We sat down to lunch yesterday, wondering what this ball of ceiba fluff was doing on the table.  Our question was soon answered when this wa...
Friday, March 31, 2017

Snake & Ground Dove

›
I was baking brownies in my open kitchen and heard a fluttering in the bush. Upon investigating, I found this snake had caught a Ruddy Groun...
Monday, March 20, 2017

We really are pet friendly. Ask Leo!

›
Here's Leo, a Welsh Terrier from London on an overland expedition from Alaska to Antarctica with his people Monica and Jake, to tell you...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

The Annual Cortes Tree Photo

›
We are on the middle day of the three days a year when our spectacular Cortes tree blooms. This is our 11th Cortes photo, and I think the fi...
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Welcome Red!

›
Introducing Red, the newest Moonracer misfit!  She came to us via the Belmopan Humane Society, who rescued her after she was abandoned when ...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Lots of Hummingbirds!

›
Our most recent adventure was hanging hummingbird feeders in our dining palapa, at the recommendation of almost all of the many birders who ...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

National Flower of Belize

›
Right here, right now, the black orchid, national flower of Belize, blooming in our yard. #nationalflowerofbelize #belizeecolodge
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

An Old Corner

›
Julio and Tom have been trying to flatten a dirt area for more parking.  They found one dirt bump that refused to be flattened, so Julio wen...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

A beautiful visitor

›
This beauty dropped in for a visit the other day. We are not sure if the chicks were the attraction, but once we and our guests crowded arou...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Birders Welcome!

›
Saturday night, we were lucky to host a birding group here at Moonracer Farm.  This first Birding Big Day covered the Mountain Pine Ridge, a...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Clearing the Property Lines

›
Every year about this time, as the rainy season wanes and the dry season approaches, we realize we need to clean our property lines. A few o...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Natural Ornamentals

›
We are planting local ornamentals around the casitas, and to keep the jungle feel real, Julio went into the jungle to see what he could find...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

San Ignacio - San Antonio bus schedule

›
Updated February 28, 2017 Buses between San Antonio and San Ignacio run Monday through Saturday.  No buses on Sunday. Depart San An...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Pizza & Jaguars

›
Dr. Marcella Kelly of Virginia Tech and her team of jaguar researchers joined us for a pizza party and presented an overview of their resear...
Friday, January 6, 2017

Another Anole

›
When Julio yells for me to grab a camera, I don't even ask what he sees, I just get a camera and run. This morning it was this beautiful...
Monday, January 2, 2017

MRF is an ebird hotspot!

›
We've been a hotspot on ebird since May, but with H. Lee Jones' recent visit, we have jumped to a yellow balloon with 153 species....
Sunday, December 18, 2016

Paths and Progress

›
All roads lead to Moonracer Farm!  Our efforts over the past couple of weeks have been to improve our entrance, parking areas, and paths. We...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Hummer Rescue

›
i heard a buzzing sound and looked up to see this poor little hummingbird with his bill stuck in the screen. I quickly snapped a photo, the...
›
Home
View web version

About Us

My photo
Marge and Tom Gallagher
PO Box 183, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District, Belize
After running Moonracer Farm as a small jungle lodge in Belize’s Cayo District for over a dozen years, Tom and Marge decided to close the business and sell the property so they can travel more. The Moonracer Farm OTRA blog chronicles their travels.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.