I’ve been in Jo’burg for 5 yrs now and had only heard rumours about the Parktown prawn and I even thought that it was something that was made up by parents to scare kids who don’t want to chow their green veges, until 2 weeks ago. I opened the curtain in the morning to check the weather and I saw something moving in the patio which at first I thought was a bird or a mice and when I looked again I saw this giant cricket walking around and other smaller insects getting out of it’s way. I must say that nobody had to tell me what that was, my goodness I have never seen such a huge insect and I use to think that the big flying roach that stays in storm drains is huge but now I stand corrected. Well all I can say is that I have’nt been out in the patio since then and if I could find it in my shoes I would move back to the Cape.

I hope your toe will get better soon better now.

Julia