Surprisingly enough, the questions about spiders and bugs is high on the list. A lot of people ask about the spiders. So far, we have lived here since December 21, 2006 and I haven't seen that many bugs. There are the stories we have about the occasional run in with bugs and unwelcome boat guests but for the most part, we don't see a lot of bugs on the dock. We do see a lot of ants on shore and we did see a spider a few weeks ago. It crawled on Miles and I about freaked out! It was a HUGE spider. The body was about the size of my thumb and the leg span was as wide as my palm. But we picked up this little friend on shore.
The only pests we have in the boat are the seagulls, Ospreys and other birds. We suspect that one flew off with my flip flop. They crap all over and think they are entitled to the food we are cooking, thanks to all the novice sailors who don't have to put up with them feeding them because they think it is great to see all the seagulls following their boats. While only get to see them once in a while, we have to put up with it daily. By feeding them, the birds become dependent on humans for their food. So when they see someone, like us, grilling out or eating lunch in the cockpit, they show up and harass us. We've had some actually fly down and try to take the food from our hands and off our grill when we opened the lid long enough to flip the food! They show up and hang around while we are cooking in the cabin too. Imagine if this happened every time you cooked. You open a can to heat up, pound out your hamburgers, heat up the stove and suddenly, birds show up and start circling your house. They crap all over the place and try to steal your food while you are cooking and eating. To you, it wouldn't matter too much because if they crap on your roof, you'll never know. But imagine that you walked all over your roof and they crapped on your car, sidewalks, furniture and everything in sight. It gets REALLY annoying because we have to clean it up.
The cabin roof is used for sitting and walking here. The docks get covered with it, the dock box is covered in it, the boom cover is covered and when the novice sailor leaves and goes home, we have to clean up the mess. Not just the boat rental place, but us boat owners. Especially those of us who live on our boat!
Okay, enough ranting. I'll put up the soapbox now.
1 comment:
Sounds like a real pain. Birds are fun but not when they are a constant.
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