I haven't been by in while, Susan, I but was reminded how much I enjoy your dreams. My experience has been that you will enjoy your dreams for the rest of your life. I've taken the weight out of them and some are just Looney Tunes while others are great and strange adventures.
It's been my understanding that water is the element of the Astral, and it should be no surprise to you that you are 'comfortable' in the Astral. Long ago I dreamed of breathing (life) under water - a tea party in the sea - and I was silenced by it in a way. Quiet.
Two babies come out of the mental-space ship, one returns, the other stays for the experience. Which one is you? I bet I know.