Sunday 23 Janurary 2011 - As if to test me, a Praying Mantis flew into the living room last night. The cat immediately went after it and half killed it but left it with just enough life to flounder on the floor for a few hours. So, after another sleepless night from the dog barking at every shadow that passed, my resolve for staying in the house was severely dented this morning. Then, this afternoon I came home to find the squirming dissected innards of a cockroach on the kitchen floor with the cat overlooking it with a gecko in her mouth. So in answer to the question at the end of my last entry, it would appear I’m the type of adventurer that has absolutely no stomach for insects. To say they are “creeping me out” would be the understatement of the year! I can’t stand them!!! So I think I’m going to have to look into finding some alternative accommodation with fly screens and air cooling devices because this is freaking me out!