Raccoon Update!

The little critter is still on the ship -- but safely caged now. The well-baited live traps did the trick! The captain reported that a large bowl of water was placed in the cage and the raccoon proceeded to wash itself and then sit in the bowl all afternoon as if it was reclining in a swimming pool! The raccoon will be released when we get to Red Rock, Ontario. The passengers are pretty amused by the entire situation. The lines used to tie up the Clelia II in port generally have some collars in place (so curious squirrels and other small animals won’t climb the lines) but several of these collars were missing, which is how the raccoon apparently made it onboard.