Tranquilidad AntiZIHpada

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Fortunately Hurricane Grace barely caused us any rain or winds, though the downtown beach was full of garbage this morning as it is after every single rain. Don't even want to think about what the bottom of the bay must look like. Concerned citizens every season call for action from the city government, many even offer very helpful suggestions, but in the 3+ decades I've lived here only one mayor over 20 years ago tried putting up a "filter" in the canal which was washed away (and probably still lies at the bottom of the bay) after only 2 rains.

Sad to see that a big ceiba fell over onto Avenida La Boquita today. Its roots obviously starved of water and cut by a sidewalk, a parking lot and the wall of the church. The ceiba was there before all those places. Trees deserve more respect!

Though it rained a bit last night, it never rained hard downtown. It was perfect for sleeping, and we even had to sleep under a sheet it got so cool.

Somehow between cloudbursts the tourists found enough to do to keep them happy. Saw them out in droves today once the rains stopped.

Last night one wayward tourist drove their car onto the Plaza del Artista and hit one of the "planters", thinking it was just another boulevard, which it certainly does resemble, though it has 10 times the lighting that the streets have.

There were several turtle tracks on Playa Principal this morning. One ran into the Paseo de Pescador. Another ran into the sign put up by the Mexican Marina on the beach, and another ricocheted off new palm trees and cement posts for one of the palapas. I have no idea who is collecting the eggs, but all the nests are always dug up when I see them.

¡Cuidemos nuestro patrimonio!
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No one congregates here anymore. Very sad to see what's become of our zócalo. The LifeSavers candy colors of the basketball court only add to the zócalo's rather humiliating degradation from a popular public plaza to an unused coconut grove.