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The big sendoff to a fishing tournament greeted those of us who live bayside in Zihuatanejo this Saturday morning. If it weren't a kill tournament I would publicize it. The moment when the mayor fires the starter pistol at 8 A.M. is always a bit exciting. We were grateful that the music at the pier wasn't blasting at 6 in the morning like last year, though it was certainly heard along Playa Principal, but not too loud.

If you're walking along the waterfront, take care walking under the Christmas decorations hanging in the amate tree at Plaza del Artista next to Casa Arcadia restaurant. The wind causes the glitter to blow loose from the decorations, and it can get in your eyes as you walk past. The mayor responded quite nicely to my comment about it, so hopefully they'll either brush the loose glitter off or remove the decorations. A shame to see it mixing in and contaminating all the sand there.

Quite a few visitors showed up today, mostly bus travelers. While they're certainly quite welcome here, they don't represent the purchasing power our community needs. We need more middle class visitors from the inner towns and cities. Hopefully they'll start showing up this Monday. Our extranjero visitors continue being best for our local economy. They generally make larger purchases and spend significantly more than the folks who arrive by bus or who stay at All-Included hotels in Ixtapa. But merchants must remember not to price gouge, because that reflects poorly on all of us and hurts our image that we need to protect and improve.

Sunday evening at 7 P.M. is the final of the Torneo de Apertura, a tournament that signals the beginning of a new fútbol season. Expect locals to be glued to the TV Sunday evening and hopefully shouting ¡GOOOOOOL! intermittently.

Villas Los Arcos at Playa La Ropa is a wonderful lodging I truly enjoy being able to recommend. As if La Ropa isn't beautiful enough, this exquisitely designed and decorated lodging is a place one feels instantly at home in. I wish folks would simply spend more time in lodgings like this instead of cutting down more of our trees and clearing more land to build more vacation and retirement homes.
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Un cielo dorado por la bruma en Playa La Madera durante el amanecer en la bahía de Zihuatanejo.

I spent two weeks in the Bamboo Suite there and I loved it. An open air concept which was very nice. The owner was a fabulous host; she had all her guests at her Christmas party.