Monday, April 1, 2013

Whale Vomit

A piece of ambergris.

OK, this sounds like an April Fools' Joke, but it's not! A boxer named Madge enjoying a run along a beach in the UK found a smelly disgusting (what else is new!) rock. Turns out it's ambergris, highly valued by the perfume industry. Read more about ambergris here and here.








2 comments:

  1. So, will your Highlands walk take you along the ocean at any point? Keep your eyes (and nose) open!!

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  2. No beaches on the walk - all hills and mountains. But on my rest day I may take the train over to the west coast and look for whales etc.

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