Through the duck channels of the internet I have made friends with other rubber duck collectors. We formed an underground secret society for duck collectors on planet earth…Okay, not really..but it sounded exciting so I threw it in. The actual story is that I came upon a wonderful website for rubber duck collectors called Duckplanet when I began collecting rubber ducks. It is such a fun website and a very guilty pleasure of mine. I have bought and traded ducks with some of the folks and also met a few of them in person. Now to the point of this story…….I met a great gal on Duckplanet named Alena from the Pittsburgh area and she has a traveling duck named Luna. Luna had been cooped up for too long and needed a vacation…so she came to New York City. Here are the adventures (as seen through the eyes of Luna, of course).
After making her way to the Casa De Pato (translation-duck house AKA my apartment) in Astoria, NY (Queens). Luna decides to get out and see Times Square, but first she must take the subway:
Luna: “Like a streetcar…except more crowded and smelly.”
After about a 20 minute subway ride on the N train she found herself at the crossroads of the world…aka Times Square.
Luna: “I’m a little famished. How’s about I get somethin’ to eat.”
Luna (waddling up to a hotdog cart): “Is this stuff ‘city chicken’ ?”
Hot dog Vendor: “No, it’s street meat.”
Luna: “I’ll just have a can of pop and a hot dog, extra mustard and relish please.”
After having a street dog Luna continues to see the sites of Times Square.
Luna: “I can see the Great White Way from here. I should see a show…but what to see?”
Luna: “A show at the Marquis perhaps? I will have to come see it whenever I get some time.”
Luna: “Well this looks familliar! A little bit of Pennsylvania here in the big apple.”
….And after a tour of Times Square Luna is off to her next adventure. Where will she go? Stay tuned…
Luna: “Taaaaaaaaaaxi!!!!!”
Ooo, I want in on the secret society!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Ixnay on the whole "Secret Society" thing… GD, you're already in. Don't you remember that whole questionnaire you filled out?
Secret society?
Love it! I am a duck aficionado, too, and now have close to 400 of them. A gambler, several pirates and a book duck even accompanied me on my honeymoon cruise a few years ago! Ducks rule!
That's ducktastic, TIna! Ducks rule!