The problem with the nice comfortable weather we've been having is that it brings out the mosquitoes. Here, having a lot of mosquitoes around is called a "plaga"--a plague. It's a pretty accurate description! It's been going on ever since the rain started, which have now thankfully restricted themselves to the nighttime. The daytime mosquitoes are larger and leave big blotchy bites, itchier than the evening mosquitoes. They have replaced the no-see-ums and biting flies, which seem to like the hotter, drier weather. I am getting eaten alive, despite wearing long pants and shirt and bug repellent...
A couple of our neighbors came by to visit this afternoon--a young man and woman. She was very amused by the idea that I would be covered with mosquito bites when I return home.
I spent the rest of the day hiding under my mosquito net.
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