BB and I were running errands a week or so back when a truck pulling a trailer carrying a BIG yellow rubber duck passed by. Oh, did I get excited! Another addition to our list of record holders! We need to follow that duck!
"No, no" says BB. "That is nowhere near the largest rubber duck."
"Has to be!" I exclaim.
"Nope." She said. "Look it up."
Turns out it wasn't the world's largest rubber duck. The World's Largest Rubber Duck, sometimes called Mamma Duck, is 6 stories or 61 feet high and weighs 31,500 pounds. Her motto? The world is her bathtub. Mama Duck travels a lot, but she wasn't in Anchorage that day.
I estimate the duck we saw to be about 12 feet tall.
Soon after our duck siting we started seeing posters for The Great Alaska Duck Race 2022. The race, scheduled for Saturday, September 10, would be held in Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage. Ticket sales help out Alaska non-profits while giving the purchaser the chance to win some awesome prizes.
BB and I bought our tickets. My purchase supports Alaska Trails. Alaska Trails' vision is 'to create a world-class trail system connecting 500+ miles of Alaska's iconic terrain and diverse communities from the Pacific to the Interior..." something like the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail, but in Alaska. I definitely support this!
BB and I woke up yesterday (Saturday, 9/10) to a clear blue sky and temperatures in the mid-50s. The weather was as perfect as we have had so far in Anchorage.
We got to the race early enough to check out the creek and the racecourse. We took pictures of the big ducks; there were 2, one at the start and the other at the finish line. At the starting line we saw many black net bags full of yellow rubber ducks and 1 red net bag of yellow rubber ducks. (I've read too many spy, action, thriller books...why 1 red bag?) waiting to be spilled off the bridge and into the creek. A race worker advised the best place to watch the ducks enter the water. Off we went to claim our spot.
We cheered for our ducks as they went by and offered encouraging words for those caught up on the rocks.
Although our ducks didn't place in the race, we thoroughly enjoyed the event.
Local news covered the event. I watched the recording and got a surprise...stop it at the 1:03 mark. Do you see us? Look for my red purse...
https://www.ky3.com/video/2022/09/11/great-alaska-duck-race
BB and I with a Big Duck:
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