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As of today, since April 18, 2020 Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 2,416 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (2 more than yesterday), 193 that have resulted in fatalities, 38 that are currently active, and approximately 2,037 that have recovered. The latest little uptick appears to have passed.

Our luck continues as we enjoy unusually mild weather for this late in May, though the smoke was more noticeable this morning and made for a colorful red sunrise. I don't recall ever sleeping under a bedsheet this late in May, but last night was another deliciously comfortable night with the fan on low.

The pier at Playa Linda has been closed due to the mar de fondo. The waves are also wreaking havoc on the efforts to remove the yacht stranded in the entrance channel to Marina Ixtapa. I'm pretty sure Playa El Palmar has the black flags still flying. Even in Zihuatanejo's bay folks need to take care because the waves are so large, washing up over part of the pier and the entire Playa Principal, including INTO the new cement boxes the city made for the fishermen. I don't imagine those tiny locks on their wooden doors will last long.

Not only did the waves wash up over almost the THE ENTIRE BEACH (what's left of it) but they also washed over many parts of the new walkway from the Museo to La Cancha. Just a few centimeters more and we'd have woken up to a flooded street.

Ripped up things along Playa Coral pretty good too.

The one thing we missed last week was going to Isla Ixtapa. I walked down to the pier at Playa Linda one day and there were waves going over the pier. Maybe we will go twice in October.