Critters

upon arrival, we learn the bugs here are intense. Gnats everywhere, all the time. Giant mosquitoes from sundown to sunup. Spiders from all sizes ( I mean some the size of your hand, not joking) allegedly, none of them will hurt you (read, they wont attack you, but if they do, several of them are known killers, so don’t make them mad. VERY REASSURING) there were also scorpions, I only saw about 3 but I guess they were everywhere. I’ve seen them eaten on the discovery channel and I wanted to try one al’carte but I couldn’t catch any… There were snakes too! They killed a 7 foot cobra in the chicken coop. It claimed the lives of several chicken, I don’t think we ate them tho, but I cant be certain… lizards were of course everywhere. They ran if u got close to them and are only poisonous if you eat them, so don’t. it was pretty cool to see them eat all these bugs. This one in my room at this giant moth, super stoked to see that. Flies are constantly around you and your food. There are coasters you put above your drink, not under it, to prevent bugs like flies from falling in. I had several land in my food… you just don’t eat that section. Ants were everywhere, every room had them crawling on the floor, on the walls, tons of them. There were rats upstairs, they smelled bad, but the dogs chased them so they dint bother us much. Oh yah, at night, bats fly into the rooms and eat the bugs that are trying to eat you.

If you have ever seen Indiana Jones when he’s in India, its really not that far off. If any of these things freak you out of give you the chills, I don’t recommend going to the villages in India. Mary Ellen hates spiders. This place did not help her fears any…