Uvita
We sailed from Quepos to Uvita on flat seas and about 8 knots of breeze. When we were approaching the anchorage all we could see was white water and waves breaking on reefs. Fortunately we found the way in between 2 reefs and anchored behind the reef. There was a curved sandy beach and a peninsula with a long sand bar that extended from the tip of it out to the reef. The peninsula, sand bar, and reef formed a U shape with us anchored in the middle of it. When we first got there it was high tide (9 feet) and the waves were crashing over the reef, so the anchorage was violently rough and rolly. But as the tide went down, the reef was more exposed and blocked the waves and the anchorage was much calmer. The low tide was a -2 feet so there was an 11 foot difference in the tides. When we got up in the morning it was quite a sight to see the calm green water, and the sand bar and reef surrounding us and exposed 4-6 feet out of the water. This peninsula and coastline is a National Park and was thick with lush green vegetation.