21 April Glover's Reef

Glovers Reef is one of three offshore atolls belonging to Belize and where we hoped to do some diving. We'd entered through the larger pass and navigated to the anchorage where there were already five boats. It is a lovely spot – 6m and sand with all round swell protection.

There used to be two resorts, but was one destroyed about ten years ago and never rebuilt. The other is owned and run by a family from Dangriga on the mainland. Very friendly and welcoming folk. There's even free WiFi available when the router's working.

dive dock

an eagle ray sweeps past

There's an over the water bar, a handy place to leave the dinghy and some paths to walk and explore. On the seaward side there are larger chalets which might be private, or might be available for rent. Only one had people staying.

Finding the dive shop was easy, just as easy as arranging to do a couple of boat dives with them. “Just turn up when you want to go.”