Floating stars: a night on California’s bioluminescent bay

Floating stars: a night on California’s bioluminescent bay

I will never go to space, but sitting in a gently rocking kayak enveloped in darkness so deep I can only feel the world around me, then scooping up a handful of briny water to watch my cupped hands sparkle like stars, that feels like a pretty close second. The night is cool, still, almost silky, and I could stay in this moment forever, but from a nearby boat I hear the guide urge us on, closer to the dark shores where Northern California’s Tomal…