Arent the bugs bad?
Anyone who has been in the Midwestern US or other places where there are many large mammals usually comment on how few biting insects there are here. In fact most people live without screens and open the whole house with no problems and just sleep with the bug net. If there are mosquitoes, they generally are only around for a short period of time and are not in the numbers one might expect. The beach can have the little biting sand flies early in the morning and at sunset so it is always a good idea to have some protection if you will be there during those times or are eating dinner at a beach restaurant. Otherwise, we often forget where we put the bug spray because so much time passes between the need for it. There are no known malaria or dengue outbreaks, the two problems that can come from mosquitoes, in the area, but we are always keeping track of this. All our beds have bug nets and they are mostly so you can read at night and not have any bugs flying around.
