00765 is a magazine that encompasses the beauty of Vieques, Puerto Rico. This volume is dedicated to turtles and sea life.

Life under the sea. What surrounds our land holds a beauty that is seen by few. Hidden beneath the surface lie hidden treasures, unrivaled elegance, and an ecosystem whose magnificence is concealed from above. Exploring the unknown depth requires full immersion, learning to use one’s senses underwater.

The sensation underwater lifts one soul into a daze of serenity and relaxation. Exploring a new perspective of life as fish dance circles; greeting one with a big welcome to the underwater sea life. Bubbles rise upward as one exhale - sinking the body towards the ocean floor. Here is where one can make eye contact with the fish. Time seems to stand still; minutes are only seconds as the current pushes the body away as the fish quickly seeks shelter in a cave. It is easy to become lost in this oasis of sea life. Witness a stingray camouflaged in the sand, a French angelfish swimming, sea whips waving, and turtles casting wide, gliding shadows across the ocean floor. Again, the body is pushed to the side by the invisible currents. Looking around, your eyes might catch a wave of shadows swiftly approaching, an underwater highway. With endless beauty, the only limit is time. Your breath is escaping, eyes closed. Suddenly the mind is filled with fireworks; the sea coral is speaking. Soaring upwards into the light, as your body reaches the surface, one is left with the memory of the sea life below, until the next dive.

~ Margaret Griffin