Unexpected Visitors

We have a new guard dog at Casa de Mango. Well, actually, its more like a guard toad. Kerri and I came home the other night to find this guy sitting in front of our front door. And now he seems to show up every few nights. We held up a CD next to him to show how big he is.

Our New Guard Toad

We have geckos all over our house. Kerri found one in her shirt in the closet the other day. Another one jumped out of my closet and landed on my leg the other day. I've been showering with one for the last two days. She doesn't seem to want to leave the bathroom.

Actual Size Shown

Kerri explained to me that "it" was a "she" when it walked across a window and the sunlight shown through her skin and you could see gecko eggs inside her belly. Girl from Hawaii: No big deal. Boy from Portland: Not cool with sharing my bathroom with a gecko, even a friendly pregnant gecko.

• Between Kerri and I, we've killed no less than 5 scorpions--in our house.
  
• The other day, we went over to a friend's house for a barbeque and he showed us the tarantula he had just caught in a plastic bag.
  
• There are monkeys that throw things at you when you walk in the park.

If there's one thing that's clear down here it's that we don't live here--we're just renting from the local wildlife.