Rubber Duck at North Tower of Thacher Island

Looking at the South Tower.
Joey: This is not a photoshopped image. Our Boys are up there and we’re gonna bring you some craaazy footage!

Waves on the North Side this morning

Rubber Duck might get blown away and land up in Nova Scotia.

Time for a nap. Wish my eyelids worked.

Rubber Duck Om

Rubber Duck: “So why are you always laughing Siddhārtha?”

Buddha: “I am eternally cracking myself up when I remember that I died after eating a sketchy pork sandwich.”

Rubber Duck: “You should have ordered the lobster roll.”

Buddha: “No celery, right?”

Rubber Duck: “Just a touch of mayo. Omy Om. Nirvana.”

Rocky Neck: August 4 Night on the Neck

Rubber Duck had way too much fun at last Thursday’s NOTN on Rocky Neck and needed a little hair of the dog that bit her the next day.

Real Time Blackburn Challenge Caboose: Rubber Duck

Rubber Duck has figured out her ride in the Blackburn Challenge is not the fastest boat in the fleet and so is looking to upgrade. But no one wants a quacky duck onboard so it is the scenic ride for her. Duck wants to have refreshments on the way and so she has written up a web page displaying her whereabouts during the day of Saturday, July 23. If you happen to have a cold one and can tell by the dot on the link here, Rubber Duck will gladly pull over to freshen up as Saturday looks to be a hot challenge. Prior to 8AM Saturday and on Friday the dot (and so duck) will be racing about the island for provisions like duck bill gloss and SP 500. (The Duck Tracker will also be turned off or in test mode prior to the Blackburn for battery charging so the map will not start real updating until 7 AM Saturday.)

Rubber Duck entourage will look like one pale blue kayak (Paul M) and one dark green kayak (Ed C). Follow the dot and come down to greasy pole to watch the finish. (Come quite a bit earlier than Rubber Duck Tracker if you actually want to see some racing.)

Not enough links to Rubber Duck Tracker? Here’s another: 

Rubber Duck Field Trip

Rubber Duck was bored so it was a drive into Boston to ride the Swan Boats and then off to try her hand (rubber wing) at Proteomics. But then she started thinking she might be missing too much fun back on the island …

She’s back now and Rubber Duck will be on the bow of a kayak this Saturday behind Gloucester High School waiting for the 8:25 AM horn announcing sea kayaks can start in the Blackburn Challenge. We might take the scenic route around the island so don’t expect her at the greasy pole before 2 PM and save her some cold beer. She won’t be last since I will be four feet behind her. Not sure where Ed will be. Possibly on one end of a tow rope but anyone’s guess which one of us will be doing the towing. Maybe the duck will tow both of us.

UPDATE: Blackburn Challenge has 403 sailors signed up manning some 253 boats following the course below this Saturday morning. Get to your favorite point of land on Cape Ann and cheer them on.

Click map for interactive adventure.

R Ducky Likes Swimming Pool

Good Morning Joey~

Just thought that I would share with you readers our new friend…she shows up in our swimming pool at least 3 times a day…She is seen here with her friend who recently has had some "plastic surgery" if you know what I mean…………Seriously though, she splashed down last night even with 8 people on the deck having dinner….We’ve named her "Rudder." 

Mary Ann Boucher

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Homie a No Show.

Rubber Duck takes the kids to the beach, hires Sumo to babysit the twins (their both somewhat evil), and even brings some fresh mackerel heads for Homie.

Homie would rather hang off the stern of a trawler with his pals.

Hoooooe-Meeeeee Homie

Rubber Duck was convinced by Paul Frontiero of the benefits of meditation.

RD’s mantra? “Hoooooe-Meeeeee” of course.

As always, click on the photo twice to get a large desktop photo to confuse your friends about your gender. Rubber Duck is always copyrighted for non-profit fair use. If you do make money she wants a cut.

A Day at the Beach Part II

Homie: OK, OK, I’ll try to be good but that sitting in wet sand just looks so uncomfortable. Homie: Well doggone I am having a Jonathan Livingston Seagull moment here, I learned something new, it feels kind of nice.

As always, one can click on the photo to download the larger size for a desktop photo. 😉

Skip Work Beach day for Homie and Rubber Duck

Maybe we should see what’s playing at Shalin Lui this weekend?

 A Thursday and the perfect day to hit Front Beach in Rockport. Behind me there were actually bikini clad sunbathers!

Note to self: leave tubbie toys at home if you want to speak to strangers …

Homie hates the condo.

After that, Rubber Duck found Homie in the Crow’s Nest pumping quarters into the jukebox playing Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” over and over again. Might be a long summer.