i’d been following her shadowy form for more than half an hour. By keeping a comfortable distance, she allowed me to trail her slow, delicate movements as we glided into the Wedgewood-blue void. When she eventually ascended for air, we were eye-level for a few precious moments; two fragile fragments floating in the Indian Ocean’s vast, unfathomable abyss.
Sea turtles are one of the many charismatic
