Happy Australia Day!
Posted in Down Under and tagged with Australia, duck, melbourne, race on 01/25/2009 11:33 pm by MikaThere are many ducks, but this is my duck. Marvin the Rubber Duckie has a long history of selfless service in the name of science. In January 1992, he was swept overboard during a storm and his eventual recovery helped scientists map ocean currents. Thrilled by being part of something bigger than himself, Marvin volunteered as a duckie in tracking glacier outwash. After all that cold and ice, he decided to warm up with a vacation in the sun & headed down under. Relaxing on the beaches, he saw the amazing job being done by the Lifesavers (seriously, those folks are amazing) and asked what he could do to help. And that’s how Marvin ended up in the Great Australian Duck Race.
I adopted Marvin, duckie #26746. I hope his vast experience with currents will serve him well, and that hot weather isn’t too much for him.
