We did not see a single mosquito during our stay at Tembok. This was a welcome surprise. There were other bugs.
At dinner one evening Barbara thought she felt raindrops. It turned out to be grasshoppers, and we moved to another table. There were grasshoppers in our room that evening because the housekeeping staff had left the door open while cleaning. Barbara sheepishly explained to the staff that she broke two items while bludgeoning grasshoppers. Miss Sharon said that this had never happened before, and that it was due to the extra rain this year.
Geckos were ubiquitous. In the evening we could see them zipping across the exterior walls. They were shy, lightning fast, and difficult to photograph.
Every evening I could see one or two hiding behind our porch light waiting to ambush a bug.
I did not realize how many sounds they made or how loud they could be. Our first morning I was awakened at 5:00 AM by a loud noise. I thought it might be a smoke alarm or a weird telephone ring. I picked up the phone, but no one was there. Much later, in yoga class, I heard the familiar gecko call followed by this other sound and realized my wakeup call had been a gecko.
We could hear the frogs every night. One evening, I had to avoid stepping on one on the way to dinner.
On the way back from dinner we often stopped to say hello to the frog hiding in a hole next to our steps.
They were usually very shy, but Barbara captured this couple in back of our room.
They were in the same position for two hours!
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