The genesis to my Socorro trip was in a question. “Where’s the best diving you’ve ever had, Ali?” It was early evening. We were on the sun deck of the MV Black Manta floating somewhere in the Komodo Islands, Indonesia. Before us, the sun dipped slowly beneath the horizon, casting the last of its golden rays across the land and sea. Ali considered the question. “The Galapagos,” he said after a pause. “Oh! And …