Taxi Rates

When we had our house in Zihua, we had a car for a while. It was plugged into a trickle charger for the months we were gone to keep the battery alive. Even though I put some gasoline preservative into the tank, the fuel would deteriorate to the point that the injectors plugged up and the engine quit. I finally sold it and took cabs. No regrets. An added advantage of having someone else do the driving: you can sit back, relax and enjoy the surrounding view. Our manager was also a cab driver, so we used him for transportation. While I understand folks' annoyance at being overcharged, we've become friends with our manager and see his side of things. Life as a cabbie in the area is not easy. The price of gas and everything else has gone up, there are fewer visitors but more taxi permits being issued, he's trying to support himself, a wife and 2 kinds, one of whom is sick and needs regular trips to the doctor in Morelia. If interested, I can provide Pedro's contact information. He speaks perfect English.

We tried Pedro 2 years ago for an airport ride. He sent a substitute who had a a crappy taxi and spoke zero English. It was our last ride to the airport having sold our apartment at El Tular. We thought the experience was fitting for leaving Zihuatanejo. One last disappointment.