Kickstarter - Funding my tail!

Kickstarter - Raising money to make my tail!Have you heard of kickstarter? Well it was new to me! But I've just submitted one for review, in the hope that the people of kickstarter will help me raise the money I need in order to make my mermaid tail!

I'm very excited about this prospect! As I recently found out that I'm going to have an accommodation-paid-for holiday to America in November this year - which is obviously very exciting (I've never been to America!), but I still need to manage to save between £2000-£3000 to pay for flights, food, attractions, souvenirs etc, this is the only opportunity I will have to receive free accommodation, so I can't afford to miss out! However this does mean that the money I have been saving up for my tail - now needs to go towards America.

So discovering kickstarter has felt like a little bit of a lifesaver! I just have to hope that my campaign takes off!

I will be launching my campaign on Monday! So stay tuned for the link ;)  

How did my first monofin swimming sesh go you ask?
Well, it didn't...

As stated in my previous post - I called one of my local swimming pools this morning to check that they allow monofins in the pool, and the woman on reception
said that they did. So I head off on my merry way, super duper
excited. I get to the pool, pop on my cozzy, walk to the deep end
of the pool clutching my monofin (whilst receiving some very
confused looks), sit on the edge, attach my monofin to my feet
with ease (super chuffed about that since I forgot to practice
getting it on and off - LOVE this thing!), slip into the pool...

And then the lifeguard starts walking over.
"S'cuse me sorry, you aren't allowed those in the pool"
"But I called up? I already asked someone and they said I could"
"Who did you speak to?"
"I'm not sure, someone on reception - it was a woman"
"Oh, well I'm really sorry but they're definitely not allowed. I'm happy to give you a refund, the person you spoke to wasn't properly informed"

So there you go...sucks...

I am now going to spend most of tomorrow calling EVERY SINGLE swimming pool in Berkshire to find out if any of them will let me train with my monofin.

Otherwise you might be able to spot a very cold Mermaid In Training swimming down the Thames rather soon...

Look what arrived!

Got home last night to this GIANT PACKAGE! 😍

There was only one thing it would be...MY MONOFIN! I had only ordered it 2 days before from Mike's diving on amazon and I chose the free delivery option - so big props to them!

It's so beautiful and BIG! It's a 'Swea'm' fin - will put up the exact details of it in my next post (as I cannot remember off the top of my head) BUT IM SO EXCITED!

I've called one of my local pools and apparently they allow monofins RESULT! So I'm going swimming with it in about 20 mins!

Now to just try not to drown...

I've not had any experience - so it's certainly going to be interesting! I will post my experience and a 'beginners review' of the fin when I get back! 😁😂