Back from an absolute trip of a lifetime in the Channel Islands with @mermaidfreedive and @cixpeditions. I’m having a hard time putting into words what this trip has meant to me the last two years in a row, how absolutely special it has been, and how deeply bittersweet it is to both experience it all and also know the time is now over and only memories of it remain. No more icy underwater kelp forests, or morning sea lion swims, whales off the bow or victorious games of late night Uno and being rocked to sleep by the swell every night. I cherish the feeling of community, of being accepted and simply part of the group versus “the maker” “Finfolk” or an entity of sorts. This trip has been a balm to my soul in the need to feel connected with the work I’m doing and the art I’m making versus just baring witness to it through a screen. It’s all a bit surreal sometimes. But most of all I treasure the connections I made, the kindness I felt, and the pure joy we all got to experience together, a special week on a boat in the ocean and a little parenthesis in eternity. Thank you @verobeachmermaid for waving your magic wand and doing what you do best- bringing once in a lifetime experiences and pure joy to this community, for being my friend, and for convincing us two years ago that this trip might just be exactly what we needed- because it was. ✨🫶🏻