Mich

Here is Michelle messing around in the large shallow pools exposed by low tide, during one of our several long beach walks. When we have time off we both enjoy slovenly days of extreme chilling peppered with future travel planning, ice cream eating and assorted deep and meaningfuls. We have similar jobs and this woman often gives me critical sustenance on stressful days, but we can also sit in contented silence for hours.

I wouldn’t dare call her Mich to her face, but I have observed other newcomers fall into that trap. I am grateful to have found a close friend for life, forged out of the madcap world of wildlife conservation.