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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Saturday, August 07, 2021, 20:31 (1922 days ago)


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As I predicted, Guerrero has returned to Semáforo Rojo, but they did so TODAY instead of waiting until Monday, which is a bit unusual. Nevertheless, I see nothing different happening in the street. A nearby bar continues operating with its music blaring. People were run off the beach but continue returning, except now the rain keeps running them off. But last night it was the same thing. Folks bring their booze and music and sit in the concrete echo chamber that once was the garden of Plaza del Artista and keep the neighbors awake until the wee hours. No police presence at all downtown throughout the night that I was aware of, though they may have driven by and done nothing about the revelers, which is par for the course. A damn shame about the Semáforo Rojo since it will only hurt the smaller businesses that have been struggling now for a year and a half, but I've seen no sign that this matters to the local or state governments. They offer no assistance to the small businesses except those whose votes they sought to buy during the past election. Most are abandoned to their fate, and many have closed their doors for good.

A nice rainstorm rolled in late this afternoon and looks to continue into this evening. Cooled things down nicely. Nice to be getting these brief rains!

The Monday after next on August 16 vaccinations will begin for 18-29añeros and pregnant women. No word on what vaccine will be used. I'll post here as soon as I find out

¡Cuidemos nuestro patrimonio!
#NoAlBlueFlag
#NoAlBlueFlagEnPlayaLaMadera
#PreservemosPlayaManzanillo

A turtle came to lay her eggs then apparently decided not to. Probably disturbed by dogs or people (not by the barrendera whom I see every morning).
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El Rojo PredeZIHble

by Tere @, Sunday, August 08, 2021, 10:27 (1921 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Hopefully, the turtle will come back. We've seen LOTS of them from the boat in the bay and the ocean outside the bay. We've also seen them from the pier!

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, August 08, 2021, 12:43 (1921 days ago) @ Tere

Hopefully, the turtle will come back. We've seen LOTS of them from the boat in the bay and the ocean outside the bay. We've also seen them from the pier!

I saw about 4 other tracks that day where nests were made. Saw about as many today, too, but only one at La Madera where so much of the beach has been invaded with construction it breaks my heart. Besides soccer games that used to be played there that are no longer possible, I used to play Frisbee with Luko at La Madera back in '74, and we'd use the whole length of the beach, something that would be impossible today thanks especially to El Chiringuito, which should never have been allowed to be built in the middle of the beach. It was nice when our laws that prohibited constructions on the beaches used to be observed.

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by Talley Ho @, Playa la Ropa, Sunday, August 08, 2021, 13:18 (1921 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

We had 25 haul outs on Playa la Ropa that we could see this morning. Last week we averaged 9 per night.