Figure 8 Island 2025
To know this friend group, and to partake in this sacred trip is to know unconditional love.
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It’s hard to truly encapsulate this group of goofs. Returning to the beach this year felt like an absolute honor. I often find myself wondering what I did to deserve the relationships I’ve made in this life, and how lucky I am to be surrounded by people who make me feel so deeply seen and valued.
When I first got the invitation months ago—while Jessica, Maddie, and I were deep in the emotional trenches of Sunrise on the Reaping, checking in on each other after every gut punch—Maddie broke the news that Jessica had extended an invite for me to return to Figure 8 with the gang come August. To which I immediately texted Jessica: “Jessica I cans beach 😭???” … and cans beach I did.
To enter a group of 12 other people after a hiatus of a few years, let alone 6 other couples as a solo flyer, might turn off the weak, but I was never worried that I would feel anything less than accepted and welcomed. The beach has its own kind of magic, an aura of unrelenting freedom, but it’s the people, this group, and your love for one another that is as intoxicating as it is inspiring.
With So Much Love,
Daniel J Oberti (Obeep)
