Easy On Z Mind

After awaking yesterday morning to find a late night drunk had plowed into our parked car (again!) it took a simple stroll with my sweetie to get past the blue funk and back into the groove. I am still the most fortunate person to have ever set foot in Zihuatanejo because I have the love of a saint of a woman born under a wave on the downtown beach. One of the mangos of Don Fernando: my favorite fruit!

As town returns to "normal" after the long weekend, it's easy to appreciate the return of peace and quiet. But now is when lots of local businesses close for the slow season, and some for good. While the Oxxos and the beach restaurants will continue to get business from the weekend day trippers, most local merchants won't hardly have a sale between now and November. Somehow the millions of pesos spent on various government tourism offices never seems to translate into the arrival of more affluent tourists, just more busloads of low budget tourists. But this only motivates me more to keep doing my part, insignificant as it may be. We need all the help we can get!

Can't help but love these recent evening rains. They sure make for great sleeping weather! Last night was a long slow soaker rain. Just perfect!

Calle Nicolás Bravo from near the intersection with Vicente Guerrero looking east during the dawn's early light.

This morning looking out over Zihuatanejo Bay from the Playa Principal.

Rob, please be assured, your part is NOT insignificant! It is your almost daily photos that keep me coming back to the site numerous times a day to see what has been posted and by whom. Sort of like an addiction!
Not sure if I am a 'more affluent' tourist, because I arrive by air, or a 'low budget' tourist, because through hard work, ie: walking miles all over various parts of town, knocking on doors and striking up conversations with anyone willing, we have found accommodations for under $20 Cdn per night, allowing us to stay 11 weeks. Yes, we have given up maid service and a pool!
But the view from our perch above the seawall will thrill us with plenty of sunrises and sunsets. We eat out twice a day or more, sometimes starting with breakfast at Fonda Economical Suzy pictured, love watching the town wake up and are amazed seeing the lineup at the bank across the street grow longer and longer.
I have stopped buying little trinkets from the beach vendors,(but Felix and Lorenzo always stop to visit anyway, did I mention we love the people of Zihua?) and have been bringing home a rug of various sizes and colors, beautifully crafted by Martin and family the last few trips. These rugs, like your photos, keep me Zihua dreaming between trips.
Thanks for this board and all your hard work. Besos to your beautiful wife!

Again great pictures.

When is the album coming out.

Beautiful. Your pictures always come at a time when I'm thinking... "Aarrrgh! It's so difficult to get to Z. Maybe we should go somewhere else." Then Rob posts a foto and I remember why we go! Gracias a ti!

As always, beautiful pictures! So sorry to hear about your car and I feel your pain. In Seattle, we have had three cars totaled by drunk drivers when we have parked on street in front of our house, and only one had insurance. We now refer to that parking area as 'the kill zone' and luckily have an area in our yard we can park our second vehicle, as much as I hate having to use it. Hope the damage wasn't to bad to your vehicle.

Arrived yesterday back here to Paradise and am enjoying a beautiful lightening show over the ocean from our terrace this morning while above me are beautiful stars and the moon. So wonderful to be back here! Will try and do what we can to feed some money back into the economy although we are by no means affluent but save our money during the year to make these trips. Our AlaskaAir flight from LAX did appear to have quite a number of touristas on board. Not bad for September.