Bright Shiny New Zih

You can certainly tell there's been some sprucing up going on around town, except for the pier which will be coming down soon to make way for a new one. While the sketches I saw of the design from earlier this year didn't exactly jiggle my Jell-O, the abandon and disrepair of our poor old pier is a sad and painful thing to watch, and the overpowering smell of urine at the point of the pier that has gone unchecked for too many years will hopefully not be allowed to recur on the new one if the design is right. Apparently after the small room of weather and mareographic instruments was built at the point of the pier, a mentally impaired man has been urinating there and sleeping in it, and no matter how many times we report the problem it continues. Why the fishermen who work there daily can't police their pier is beyond me, and the Sector Naval has only been in charge of it for less than a year, but their seemingly random patrols apparently keep missing the guy even though we've shown them photos of the guy. Oh well- Imagine how different things might be if Fonatur had been allowed to replace and maintain the pier. For the year they were in charge of it it was ver well managed indeed, I must admit. A damn shame misguided interests ran them off.

It looks like work on the walkway to La Madera is on hold until after the vacation period. It still has a long way to go, but it is taking shape and the work looks nice even though there are some details my wife and I dislike, such as covering more beach area with concrete, even if it's only several centimeters. Every millimeter matters!

If you haven't been here during a holiday vacation season before, hold on to your hat because things are about to get crazy for a couple of weeks. Expect cajeras automáticas to run out of money. Expect taxi drivers to overcharge. Expect a lot of restaurants to be crowded (except our favorite hideaway La Jaiba Feliz because the tourists apparently don't even see it, come join us), and expect a lot of people from other places to share their "ambiance" with everyone around them at all hours of the day and night.

For anyone who speaks our language and is able to appreciate our local culture, an exceptionally talented young woman named Mara García, daughter of a local fisherman and an artistic mother, has written a marvelous book of poetry titled "Escritos de sal" that she will be presenting tomorrow, Saturday December 22 at the Casa de Cultura located on the corner of Cinco de Mayo and Ejido streets in downtown Zihuatanejo at 5:00 PM. Many of the passages paint incredibly powerful pictures of local life, especially as it relates to our ocean, our families, our dreams, our pains and our concerns. Come buy your copy and one or two for gifts! Hope to see you there!

A favorite daily scene of ours. Fishermen arriving with their catch.

The newly rebuilt Escuela Primaria "Vicente Guerrero" is almost ready!

A mostly finished section of the rebuilt Paseo del Pescador at Playa Lerdo de Tejada.

Expect taxi drivers to overcharge, but KNOW the correct rate to pay.

FIXED IT FOR YA.......

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Expect taxi drivers to overcharge, but KNOW the correct rate to pay.

FIXED IT FOR YA.......

D

Attaboy! Yes, you certainly did. Much grass!

We are now considered "regulars" at Jaiba Feliz. It's outstanding! Thanks for turning us onto it.

We are now considered "regulars" at Jaiba Feliz. It's outstanding! Thanks for turning us onto it.

You are?! Then I sure hope we see you there sometime soon for lunch. I can't believe that place is ever empty. Some of the best most consistent quality food around. Their sauces are to die for, and I can make a meal out of their handmade tortillas alone. And right out the door to the left as you leave are some friends who sell some of the best traditional homemade sweets around. The perfect way to end a meal!

Like the old one-eyed whore told the randy old sailor: I'll keep an eye out for ya!

We are more of the mid-morning after dog run/swim and paddling breakfast types, but we do agree their tortillas are the best anywhere!

We'll see you there.

at the risk of ruining your favorite spot to dine, can you give an address?

at the risk of ruining your favorite spot to dine, can you give an address?

Please see their listing on my RESTAURANTS page.

Do know know there hours, is it on a website?
They were closed on Sunday and Christmas Day (both understandable).

Do know know there hours, is it on a website?
They were closed on Sunday and Christmas Day (both understandable).

Actually they were there both Sunday and yesterday until 1:00 PM.

I updated their listing to include the days and hours of operation and to remove ambiguities.

Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Restaurants

Thanks, Rob
I guess we were too late three times in a row.

-please ignore my typos, for some reason the text on my replies is near microscopic! That plus iPhone auto correct and poor vision... It’s large enough reading the posts though, that’s the important part.
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Thanks, Rob
I guess we were too late three times in a row.

-please ignore my typos, for some reason the text on my replies is near microscopic! That plus iPhone auto correct and poor vision... It’s large enough reading the posts though, that’s the important part.
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TIP: I have the same problem so I use Safari’s ability to enlarge the browser by swiping two fingers apart to type and read the text more easily.

Besides the obvious SETTTINGS things to enlarge text, are you set up to do the 3 finger screen taps to Zoom in?

Hey, both of those worked!