Pod Party

Taken at last years Fish-mas party! These girls know how to have a good time! Can't wait for this years! 

Annual Fish-mas party :)

Magical Mermaid Place # 1 - Mackenzie Falls

Directions - So says the internets

Mackenzie Falls is just north of Thunder Bay located in the municipality of Shuniah. This is the only waterfall in the Thunder Bay area that is deemed "safe to swim in/under". In order to get to the falls one must park at the old Mackenzie Inn and walk the back trail.This is where the fun starts. If you read the directions it will tell you to follow the dirt road to the gravel trail that leads under the bridge. There are 5 gravel trails leading off the dirt road.  

The first 2 will take you under the old highway bridge to a series of small cascading waterfalls, these ones are not considered safe to swim in. However, they do make for beautiful pictures. The second 2 will take you farther along a side hiking trail above the river. This trail ends with a steep and sudden drop off, so please, do be careful. The last trail leads directly to the previously stated drop off. Just incase you really wanted a short cut. 

The ACTUAL Directions

To successfully reach the falls (after parking at the Mackenzie Inn) is to follow the old dirt road all the way to the new highway. There is a skido/atv trail at the top of the hill, turn right and follow the trail as it goes under the divided highway. I suggest taking your time as when they did the blasting for the new highway they hit an amethyst vein and pieces can be found in the rubble. Go down the gravel incline under the bridges and take the path directly to the left of the last pillar. From here you follow along the riverbed, weaving into the woods and out to the rocks. You'll come across little streams that are easy to cross (and are super enchanting) as well asters with a vast tangling of roots that you must climb over. The hike is absolutely beautiful so take a camera. Eventually you will have to walk up the rock face to the falls. If you go all the way up you get a gorgeous birds eye view of the falls, but in order to swim you have to stay on he lower level and edge your way around to it.

Please note that access to the falls depends on how much run off there is. 

Please take all garbage that you bring with you. This is a beautiful area and should be kept that way.   

 

P.S. there are leaches, bring salt

Sunday Swim - Expanding My Pod

I cannot stress enough how important it is to go swimming and find others to create your pod. While being a mermaid is fun it can sometimes be lonely, thats where your pod comes in! Not only will you guys wow any spectators and fellow swimmers but you get to create friendships and bonds with people who have similar interests. You can share stories or ideas and get feedback from people who understand. 

Having a pod is vital to being a mermaid!  

Sofunzelmermaid

Sofia was my first ever mermaid student and I could not have gotten a better mermaid! She is smart, funny, passionate,  LOVES to swim and adores all things ocean and mermaid. To this day she is my only graduate, she can swim 500m in her tail with no break and can hold her breath for 15m! She's learned all kinds of tricks, even how to blow bubble rings!

Recently she started her own blog about being a mermaid. This is her link, go check her out!

https://sofunzelmermaid.blogspot.com

Past & Present

I still remember the first time I became a mermaid, it's hard to believe that it was almost 5 years ago! The currents of time have pulled me along since then, although not always willingly. I first transformed when I was 20, eager and full of magic. I enchanted hose who watched me and helped create memories for many young ones. Sometimes I would catch them running down to the beach to stand at the waters edge and call out "Mermaid!" as they tried to summon me from the depths of the bay. Of course, at the time I was on two legs and watched from the tree line. 

Now at 25 I'm still out having adventures! I continue to enchant those I meet and bring magic wherever I go. 

What can I say, I'm hooked!