Things about life on Hoga

I've spent the past 3 weeks in Indonesia and it was AMAZING.

Seriously awesome you should all go. However there are a few things I found out whilst out there about life on the island... so here goes.


Part 1. 

The wild life is... interesting

Ok now we were all briefed on all the fish that are all weird and wonderful however there's a few unwanted residents at Hoga.

Rats... They chewed through my bag and ate my biscuits... Let's just take a moment to truly understand the how upsetting that was.

Praying Mantis- Now these are pretty cool but they are also pretty viscous and sneaky. They just appear out of the blue and scare the life out of you.

Sea Kraits- Again pretty cool but the fact that if you bitten by one you have 6 hours to live takes the coolness out of it. You spend all of your time firstly following it (especially in the water) because they look so awesome and secondly running away from it as it starts moving towards you and you realise you're probably going to die...

Spiders.
Now I've never been too scared of spiders, they never really bothered me. They understood the concept of personal space unlike other insects. However spiders of Hoga are a whole new playing field as they are HUGE, HUUUUUUUUUUUGE. None of these cute little money spiders oh no these could hold your family hostage. Not gonna miss them...

Lizards
The little gekos I can be friends with, they just eat the bugs and get on with their business however these HUGE MONITOR LIZARDS have given me the fright of my life every morning of Hoga. This is partly my own fault so let me explain. I'll be walking to breakfast, on my phone or just in Amy land lost in the incredibly surroundings to then realise I am one step away from stepping on a lizard. These a big fellas aswell normally 1-2m long and not the sorta thing you wanna fight. They quickly run (more like waddle) away but still not the most ideal way of being woken up in the morning.

Mosquitos. 
Awww good old mozzies. Now I'm sure you all had the talk about malaria and how these are the most deadliest animals nananana Whilst I wouldn't call them the deadliest... I would call them the most annoying. These are an example of an insect with no concept of personal space. There you are chilling on the cabana minding your own business when you hear this buzzing in your ear. They're like ninjas because I never see them! I just look down to see I'm a tropical version of Mr Blobby covered in all these bites.

To be continued...

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