A week back home and so missing Zihua!

I can't thank you enough for that detailed, extensive and truly informative trip report! Sorry we missed you. We're also out in the evenings, but we tend to stick mostly to the waterfront, and when we can, dine out at La Porteña. When running daytime chores we tend to walk everywhere, but they're mostly in the morning, and because we're running chores we don't pay much attention to who's around. Still, I'm pretty sure I'd spot you in a crowd if you were out'n'about.

Let's make a date for the next time you're here. Or stop by the Boutique Sunset and give us a shout.

I trust your take on the places you recommend, and your recommendations remind me that I still need to work on my listings for Restaurants and Bars.

I also agree with your assessment of what's going on with our tourism. It's as if our government hasn't a clue what they're doing apart from selling as much cement as they possibly can. Though more locals every day are getting tired of the destruction of trees, the lack of attention to historical problems and the overall simulation by the local government of their duties, I don't know if we can save Zihuatanejo from becoming totally ruined and turning into another Acapulco. Even the folks in Troncones are complaining about overdevelopment, Playa Blanca is practically end-to-end condo developments, and La Saladita is growing without paying attention to preserving the environment. What is it that folks have against the environment? What's so hard about saving the trees, respecting ecosystems, leaving green areas and not being a douche pouring cement over perfectly fine earth? GREED SUCKS!

The next year's tourist season should be interesting. I suspect prices will have to come down. Folks here at least noticed that there were much fewer Gringos this year, and the expectation is for even fewer next year the way things are going. I welcome the Canadians, but locals need to adjust to their pricing habits and stop treating them like Gringos in the 80's and 90's when tourists seemed to have more money, but it was because locals hadn't jacked their prices up so much.

Like everyone else here, we've had to adapt to the changing economy with our new boutique. We no longer sell handmade clothing for thousands of pesos for a hand-embroidered blouse or dress. Those days are gone. But we also sell to national tourists as well as to locals. Our daughter's partner also makes handmade jewelry that he and his family sell at night on the street near the Cancha, and during the days in the callejón next to the Escuela Vicente Guerrero. We'll never be rich, but as long as we can still make a living here, that's rich enough for us.

Un saludo y un abrazo, amigo.