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We don't actually have anything against the Ducks, but it is the season and we found this site that seems to despise them in a hilarious manner. Yes, the Ducks are annoying to see on the streets of downtown and you want to respond to every "quack quack" with "Yes, an actual Seattle person walking to work. Fascinating isn't it?" And, ok, if you're in a kayak most other boats around you are moving in some sane kind of A to B fashion, but the Ducks just wander drunkenly over to you via some twisting path and everyone leers at you and tries to see down into the cockpit for some reason like you have something weird stashed down there and you gotta paddle quickly away lest a tourist set eyes on your sixer of Rainier. Really, though, aside from the times when the Ducks are quack-quacking up in our faces we enjoy the ducks. It's probably a pretty cool way to check out the city and, well, we won't go as far as to say that we wouldn't mind taking the ride sometime, but if a relative came by and absolutely insisted that we go on the Ducks with her then what are we gonna do? She insists.
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  • My dad & some other relatives were in town a couple of years ago and insisted we "ride the duck", and actually, it is sort of fun if you like touristy things. The driver (or "captain") was chatty, entertaining and had a reasonable amount of Seattle trivia at his beck-and-call. But really the best part was driving into N Lake Union and just sort of wandering aimlessly around for about 20 minutes.



    Of course, I can do that in my kayak any time I like, but the novelty of the amphibious vehicle does have a certain appeal - like those floating cars you see in the ship canal on Opening Day.

  • Seth

    I like to wave at the tourists and think, "I'm just an actor in the little play they're watching called 'Seattle.'"

  • Courtney

    I will confess to doing this when I once had only one day in Boston. It was insanely hot, and I will also confess to enjoying damn near every minute of it.

  • FB06

    I thought the ducks were a lot of fun, and a good thing to do for when tourists are in town.



    Although they can be annoying when you see them in downtown.

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