Named for the Island’s three evaporation ponds, Salt Island was once an important source of salt for the ships of Her Majesty, the Queen. The island and its salt ponds, although still belonging to the Crown, are operated by the local populace. Each year at the start of the harvest, one bag of salt is accepted by the Governor as annual rent, Local salt islanders conduct tours and explain how the harvesting is done.

While there are many fantastic dive sights in the BVI’s, the most celebrated is the wreck of the Rhone, a royal mail steamer that went down off Salt Island during a freak hurricane in 1867. The aft section of the wreck lies in about 30 feet of water and the remains of the bow in about 70 feet.