To think I was scared of ticks, when a freaking scorpion just scurried across the kitchen floor. Thankfully Mike noticed it, put a glass over it, then slid some cardboard underneath and took it outside. I told him to kill it, but he didn’t want to. Hope it doesn’t come back in.

But now I’m worried. Are his family here somewhere? Are they going to crawl into bed with me? Holy crap, I knew Texas had scary things but I didn’t expect them in the house!

So, as well as ticks, we need to beware of scorpions, loose dogs, gun wielding people, snakes, it’s terrifying! As well as that, I’m covered in mozzie bites and they just don’t stop itching!

On the positive side, Mike has fixed the windscreen wipers and is in the process of fixing the rear vision mirror. We are still waiting to get the airconditioning fixed, hopefully tomorrow.

The waste tank in our van was starting to smell really bad, so we managed to find somewhere to dump it. It’s not like NZ where dump stations are free. But we found a campground and It was only $5 to dump. It still smells though, so we might have to get some de-odouriser for it.

The dog has a bladder infection, so Is on antibiotics. The only way she will take her pills is smashed up in some cat food. I’m actually hoping the scorpion came in on the dog and it’s a once-off thing. The thought of an infestation terrifies me.

The weather has cooled down to 30 degrees which has been quite nice, but it’s going up to 40 degrees on Thursday for a few days. Hope we get our airconditioner fixed before then!