Eloise

Noosa, Queensland

Australia

This is our good friend Eloise, the first cockroach I encountered in Australia. We actually met her the night before when she scurried into our bathroom, where we would later uncomfortably pee knowing that she had crawled into a crack in the floor. But this is the little princess the next morning; on her back fluttering about. Later, housekeeping nonchalantly came in, picked her up and threw her away to the amazement and disgust of the onlooking backpackers.

And yes, that IS a long strand of hair in the top of this photograph. Sanitary.

But not to worry, there would many more cockroaches to follow in surprising places like on toilets, in bunk beds and even in luggage! Oh, and cockroaches fly here. The fun to be had!