We finally got to sleep in today, with a late start of 8:00 AM! We drove back to Belize City to get lunch and get to our boat that would take us to Middle Caye and Glover’s Reef Research Station.

Our dock was behind a casino, which was a bit surprising, but the boat ride was amazing. The initial portion of the trip was super fun, as we sped through the waters.

We saw the ocean turn from a murky green to a clouded dark turquoise to a beautiful vibrant blue. At one point, we couldn’t see any land around us at all!

When we finally left the reef edge, the waters become much more rough and the boat felt like it was being tossed around. At many points it felt like we got a bit of airtime from how high we would get thrown up!

Once we got to Glover’s Reef, it became a lot more calm, but this time with super clear waters filled with hundreds of patch reefs. We even saw a brown pelican repeatedly dive into the water!

Middle Caye itself is beautiful too, and so is the research station itself.

We caught the tail end of the sunset on the dock, which was stunning. Can’t wait to spend the next week here!!

All in all, it was a pretty light travel day. Excited for what the reef has to offer!

Ian C