Puerto Rico 🏊🏽♀️ 2026
“From pre-trip communication and arrival to Vieques to post trip reflections, I’ve felt truly supported. I appreciate the attention to care and detail, and the experiences were memorable. Our group was amazing! …Such dynamic and intentional folks~ I’m so grateful for our shared trust and experiences as well as the real bonds that we’ve seeded. I truly loved and am moved by this experience and it will stay with me…thanks for your part in that, Lesbifriends! ”
At a glance:
Anchored Arrivals: opening circle, first dip together
Courage in the Currents: swim lessons with Chandrika, first Game Night
Flow State: bioluminescent kayak adventure, glowing water under the stars
Salt, Sun, and Two Shores: two gorgeous beaches, easy days
Rainy Day, Woman King: a cozy movie afternoon while it poured
Gentle Landings: dance party at night, one last circle of gratitude
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Sweet Waters, Soft Landings brought a small group of Black queer travelers to a beachfront villa in Vieques for six days of swimming, healing, and connection. Each morning began in the pool, where lessons with Oshun Swim School met each person exactly where they were, gentle, reverent, and often deeply moving.
One afternoon opened into a workshop on the history of swimming across the diaspora, tracing threads from mermaid folklore to the cowrie shell divers of West Africa to the ancestors who found solace in rivers long before any of us stepped into this pool.
Chef Ray fed us daily with swim friendly meals built around fresh seafood pulled straight from local markets, and every plate felt like part of the healing. By the final morning, the water had done what it always does among us, it brought us closer together.