What's Up With the Duck?

Some love it, some hate it. It was made people smile a lot. Some people think I am cool and some look at me as if they think I am insane when I pull out my yellow rubber duck to place it at a landmark to take a picture. It has happened more than once that my little yellow friend nearly got stolen by a kid. Also did I nearly lost my group on a guided tour because I was busy taking duck pictures in the back so not too many people would notice. People have started to buy me duck gifts. Above all; I got many, many remarks about his little fellow. Bringing this gadget along on trips turns out to be the perfect way to start a conversation.

So, why did I start taking pictures with those ducks? To be honest, I stole the idea from some friends. They took vacation pictures with two little bears and had a whole collection of those. This made the pictures so much more fun and special than just any picture of a landmark. Many people can take the exactly the same picture of a famous building or sight, so I wanted to add something to make it my unique picture. I decided to go for a rubber duck since it's bright, waterproof and it can float. Also, there are many different kinds of rubber ducks available. So I see opportunities for a future collection there.

Meet the team:

 

 

 

 

This is Billy Bob. The first duck of my collection. He has joined me on my travels to Prague, Porto, Antwerp, The Hague, Sarajevo, Mostar, Dbrovnik, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Chennai, Vianden, London and more.

 

 

 

This is John. I brought this one because I thought it was a pilot and he could thus be traveling the world. But then my mom pointed out it's a police man and all friends who I asked agreed with her. Bummer. For me, John is still a traveling pilot. Some of the places he has been to are Trier, Porto and Berlin.

 

This last one was a gift from a friend. I call him Barney. I haven't taken it on travels yet because I am too afraid to lose it and I won't be able to replace it. So this one will be featuring in my photos with running BIBs and medals.

 

 

That's it. Hopefully I'll be adding more ducks to my collection soon.