It was as if we were journeying across the night sky itself. The ocean twinkled as we coasted forward through gentle swell, as if the stars had been cast into the sea around us.
From the depths of the Pacific, some 250 miles southwest of Baja California, four islands— volcanic in origin— emerge. These islands comprise the Revillagigedo Archipelago.
There were just under thirty of us, divers and crew, on this particular expedition. We came from many corners of Earth, tethered to one another not by proximity, or a shared language, but by a mutual love for the ocean and diving.