Beware the Gull Factor

Hello all,
I thought I would write a short little update about something quite funny that happened to me the other week.

Last Friday, I was going to Darling Harbour to meet Scott (my friend from the plane) for lunch. Everything was going as planned, except that two minutes into beginning to catch up, I felt something very warm unexpectedly land in my hand. Yep, if you're think "oh s**t..." you're on the right track. 20 years and multiple beach opportunities later, I had finally gotten pooped on by a gull in one of the fanciest areas of Sydney with lunch yet to go. Some people consider getting "targeted" by a bird "lucky." I felt otherwise.

With only one thought in mind, I made a straight beeline for the nearest bathroom, which was in a fancy restaurant facing out to the Harbour. Attempting to look as composed as possible with a handful of poop, I soon found myself standing in a hallway of magic mirrors trying to find the bathroom door. Between the bouncing reflections, I finally spotted an opening with a sink on the other side and headed straight for it. I stepped up to the sink only to be confounded by an impossibly complex faucet. Certainly, it was a day full of challenges.

Then, an amused voice behind me said, "Excuse me Ma'am?." I slowly looked up to the mirror to find many bewildered male faces staring back. In my hurry to get to the sink, I hadn't given any notice to the other people in the bathroom... And, yes, I still hadn't dealt with the "problem" on my hands.

Well, to keep it short, I'll let you know that I finally did manage to find the women's bathroom and wash my hands, but not without further difficulties. By the time I came out from my adventure 10 minutes later, Scott was looking a bit worried. What a great re-introduction, don't you think? Later, I received a text message saying: "Watch out for the gulls."

**Photo credit for the above photo goes to Jonas. He's the photographer on the Whale Watching boat I will be working on. To see some other wonderful images and keep up with whale watching adventures, take a look at his blog: http://www.whalewatchingsydney.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_idoblog&view=idoblog&Itemid=81&lang=en