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Every now and then a group of artists band to together to weld eclectic rafts in a project known as the Swimming Cities of Serenissima.
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With a post-apocalyptic steampunk feel, the adventurers live and work their way down the river.
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Some expeditions even aimed to teach locals skills like silk-screening or costume creation.
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The floating community has traveled down the mighty Mississippi.
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Where they slept under the stars by night.
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And relaxed in the sway of the current by day.
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Once they went out into the open sea for a pirate adventure.
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The seas aren't going to swim themselves.
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The troupe has even made it to Venice.
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Where they performed musical composition for the locals.
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And enjoyed the breath-taking scenery.
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Each cross-country trek is a unique life-changing experience!
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Another expedition is planned to begin in Portland, Oregon in mid-August.
