We loved our anchoring experience at Beausoleil Island but it was time to push-off and explore other areas. Bone Island is just 13 miles away but is off the small boat (buoyed) channel so you are on your own, weaving through islands, hopefully avoiding unmarked rocks and shoals, but with me on the bow as look-out and Bob studying charts, we did just fine. Sometimes local boaters mark rock shoals with white Clorox bottles and this always gets our attention. We have the PORTS Cruising Guide for Georgian Bay, North Channel and Lake Huron and we recommend it as it gives aerial shots of the islands, anchorages, what to look out for as well as what to see.
The south side anchorage of Bone Island is a smaller basin than Chimney Bay on Beausoleil but it also has a dock for 10-12 boats. We always like to hike and there was just a rudimentary trail here, but here’s a picture of Bob looking at the clear water. You will notice that he is carrying his blue “Buzz-Off” shirt which he uses as a Harry Potter invisibility cloak against mosquitoes. No matter how hard he tries, they always find his sweet blood.
I am not sure what type of pheromones he is emitting but he is now attracting more snakes. We were putting up our rear cockpit bimini and I was looking for a bungee to secure it. I reached in the corner for a black bungee and it moved. Yes, it was another snake that had crawled through our rear cockpit drain. I expected snakes on the Tenn-Tom Waterway down south and someone told me they come down your stern line tied to a tree at Bashi Creek but no snakes there. Here we are in clear cold Canadian water and we have snakes—go figure.
We know the drill now—get the boat pole, get the snake to dance onto it and heave it overboard. I have a question for all you boaters, and this is something that keeps me up at night—can snakes crawl up through any thru-hull—will we find them in the sink or, god forbid-- toilet???? This is our second snake and I desperately need an answer. Please email me at peggy8301@hotmail.com with all of your suggestions. Help!
The south side anchorage of Bone Island is a smaller basin than Chimney Bay on Beausoleil but it also has a dock for 10-12 boats. We always like to hike and there was just a rudimentary trail here, but here’s a picture of Bob looking at the clear water. You will notice that he is carrying his blue “Buzz-Off” shirt which he uses as a Harry Potter invisibility cloak against mosquitoes. No matter how hard he tries, they always find his sweet blood.
I am not sure what type of pheromones he is emitting but he is now attracting more snakes. We were putting up our rear cockpit bimini and I was looking for a bungee to secure it. I reached in the corner for a black bungee and it moved. Yes, it was another snake that had crawled through our rear cockpit drain. I expected snakes on the Tenn-Tom Waterway down south and someone told me they come down your stern line tied to a tree at Bashi Creek but no snakes there. Here we are in clear cold Canadian water and we have snakes—go figure.
We know the drill now—get the boat pole, get the snake to dance onto it and heave it overboard. I have a question for all you boaters, and this is something that keeps me up at night—can snakes crawl up through any thru-hull—will we find them in the sink or, god forbid-- toilet???? This is our second snake and I desperately need an answer. Please email me at peggy8301@hotmail.com with all of your suggestions. Help!
