Wednesday, 26 March 2014 – At midnight, Anita came on watch and we had covered 29 Nautical Miles. We continued to see patches of ‘Red-Tide’ and Jellyfish.  When we shone a light onto the ‘Red-Tide’ we could see it was not on the surface but like a cloud, often a six to ten feet below the surface. At the watch change at 6:00 a.m. we had covered 75 Nautical Miles from Barra and the sun was coming up. So far, the trip had been uneventful and after sunrise, we no longer encountered any ‘Red-Tide’ or Jellyfish.

The day was clear, sunny & warm. At 1:25 p.m. we changed our course to round Cape Corrientes and begin our crossing of the Banderas Bay heading for La Cruz Marina. We had done 102 Nautical miles and shortly afterward some wind allowed us to add the Genoa giving us a small push towards La Cruz. While crossing the bay, we took the opportunity to add some diesel to our tank.  We have been averaging just under a half a gallon per hour when using the engine.

After a pleasant crossing of the bay, we approached La Cruz Marina at 6:00 p.m.  At 6:50 p.m., we were tied up to dock 4B10 in La Cruz. After a quiet 24-hour tip covering 135 Nautical Miles from Barra de Navidad, we were glad to be able to kick-back and get a full night’s sleep. We had thought of stopping in Perula, however cruising friends who did stop there reported that it was all full of ‘Red-Tide’ so we were glad we had not done this.