Hi, The other night I was waiting in the reception of a friend’s guesthouse, when I heard a strange slapping sound on the tiles behind me. I presumed a mop or something had fallen from the wall, but you have to have a check don’t you? Turns out two Geckos had absolutely decked it off the roof. They didn’t look injured, more just very embarrassed. I never thought lizards could look sheepish; their faces don’t particularly lend themselves to much expression…but they were definitely doing it. The male fled the scene, trousers round his ankles. I honestly didn’t know where to look. “We were…we were dancing.” The no-pants dance, I bet. My moustache is pretty horrific at the minute. When I drink from a water bottle the hair is lifted from my lip and bristles against
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