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State health authorities report 34 currently active cases of Covid-19 in Zihuatanejo. Oddly enough, the hospital has been getting a lot of flu patients this week but the Covid-19 section is empty. Glad we got our flu shots. It seems to be going around more than Covid-19 here.

During our siesta today I was awakened by the sound of pounding on pavement over and over. I'm guessing the guy who beat a hole in the sidewalk with a rock by the street in front of Plaza del Artista during siesta today was simply mentally disturbed since he abruptly stopped and ran away even before I could shout down to him from my window, but what bothered me most were the 15 or so people who were right there, tourists and locals, who said and did absolutely nothing to stop him. He was literally inches from a line of people awaiting helados from a wandering vendor with his cart and in front of several merchants who sell art in the plaza. When my wife shouted down from the window "what happened?" she got nothing but blank empty stares. Moments like this make me even more pessimistic about the future of our species.

But then I see all the visiting happy faces especially of kids arriving when they first spot the ocean and the beach, and the pessimism subsides and the warm glow of contentment returns. How fortunate my wife and so many people who grew up here during the 50's, 60's and 70's have been and how lucky I am to be here now.

A friend who drove here from Uruapan today says the highway was so crowded it took him EIGHT HOURS to get here, more than double the normal time from Uruapan. The highway was one long solid line of cars heading for the coast from the inland cities.

Sales are picking up at local shops as some of our more affluent tourists begin arriving and making their presence felt. Thank goodness! Hotels are about full. People everywhere. Too many without masks in the streets, but still a lot who are remembering to use them when around others.
Stores, Shops, Galleries & Boutiques in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Troncones & Barra de Potosí

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Some of the new Disneylandish lighting along our waterfront just after sunset. The little white twinkle lights are everywhere else along the waterfront as part of the holiday decorations. I think most of this distracts from Zihuatanejo's natural beauty. Whatever happened to sublety?