Phyllis and the Manatees
Phyllis was an avid scuba diver and she loved Manatees. She persuaded 3 of us to accompany her to Florida so that we could dive with the Manatees. (This was before laws prohibiting this were enacted.)
We left Orlando before dawn for the two hour drive to Crystal River, loaded our gear and ourselves in a small jon boat, and motored to the location where we were supposed to be able to see Manatees. It was overcast and cold; it was challenging getting in and out of the boat; there were no Manatees to be seen and Phyllis was ridiculously cheerful and kept bumping into me. By this time I was wishing I had stayed home. When I was bumped one final time, I turned around to give Phyllis a piece of my mind. To my surprise, it was a Manatee bumping me. Phyllis laughed so hard.