Creatures

I like warm cuddly things like dogs, cats, monkeys, sloths, and some humans. Cold blooded animals and bugs on the other hand are not my favorite. Growing up in South Africa I had to deal with it. Poisonous snakes, giant spiders, Kamikaze beetle bugs (not the technical names but those bugs that smack the wall while you are trying to sleep) and frogs. My sister would chase me around with frogs and try and put them down my shirt. I partially blame he for my phobia of slimy creatures, and there was that time I woke up with a frog sitting on my face. Just because you live somewhere does not mean you have to be alright with all its creepy crawly creatures right?
So when thinking about moving Roatan I researched what I could possibly encounter. The crocodile that lived in our Bight was a source of concern, along with the iguanas, and boa constrictors. Thankfully, I have not encountered any of those, however, lying in bed and watching geckos scurry across the wall have given me a little anxiety. Logically, I know they are more scared of me then I am of them. I also know they are after bugs and not me. However, I never expected a frog to sit on my face so I am anxious that our little bug zapper may accidentally crawl on me and I will have to this island in horror.
Having named our gecko Fred, and accepted him as a useful room mate, who did not end up on me, I accepted the little fellow and went to bed the second night with more confidence. And then Fred brought a friend. I am a little disturbed about this! What if they keep coming and the whole wall if covered with them. I mean, I really like it here. The one thing that I have figured out is that I need to make sure I don't put a light on near me and attract bugs. This does not facilitate me reading on my iPad so I guess I will do less night reading. Another advantage to the dark is that you can't see the little critters and you can pretend they are not there.
I will have to learn to live with the Island creatures and embrace there purpose. They, after all, were here first.