THE ELBOW

Most divers have heard of the Elbow (just 10 minutes from Turneffe Island Lodge), a coral point jutting out into the ocean. This now-famous dive site offers a steep, sloping drop-off covered in tubular sponges and gorgonians, home to schools of snapper (sometimes in their hundreds) and other pelagic creatures. Currents sweep across the drop-off most of the time and generally come from the north. Occasionally, however, they reverse or cease altogether, offering tranquil diving.