Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Are you from Beaver dam wi

Are you from Beaver dam wi (reply)

madcitywi — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:59:00 +0000

Then it must have been Portage

Are you from Beaver dam wi (reply)

Pam & Denny — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:19:58 +0000

WI, yes. Beaver Dam, no.

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madcitywi — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:25:46 +0000

If so we missed you last year. How long are you gong to be there?

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ZihuaRob — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:30:21 +0000

If they're in bloom now, do you happen to know how long they stay in bloom?

They actually bloom more than once a year. Usually the blooms last about 2 weeks or so.

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JeffMN — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:54:42 +0000

If they're in bloom now, do you happen to know how long they stay in bloom?

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Pam & Denny — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 23:09:23 +0000

It would be nice to see a before/then and after/now photo to compare.

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OlsenMN — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:41:57 +0000

Rob, do you still see some bocotes around town? You mentioned they're associated with Day of the Dead. Are they used in decorating altares along with cempazuchitl and cresta de gallo?

The hills are still covered with them. There are just house between them.

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JeffMN — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:53:45 +0000

Rob, do you still see some bocotes around town? You mentioned they're associated with Day of the Dead. Are they used in decorating altares along with cempazuchitl and cresta de gallo?

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ZihuaRob — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:57:48 +0000

This is the time of year when the bocote trees (Cordia elaeagnoides) are in bloom, which is why they are associated with Día de Muertos. I found a photo from 17 years ago before the hill behind town had been totally taken over by land invaders, back when it was still beautiful and the Cota 70 was still respected and it was covered with hundreds of blooming bocotes. Ahhh, the goodle days...

The downtown beach was a busy place this morning. Besides all the fishing boats returning with their catch, lots of folks were out including with their pets. This is how things should be on all our beaches!

I never liked the Atlantic Ocean for swimming. Its waves are usually too close together and choppy. When I lived on the east coast of Florida it was worth the drive to the Gulf just to enjoy swimming its usually calmer waters, though the Gulf could get choppy, too. But the Pacific is quite appropriately named, almost always a peaceful ocean, and this morning was just another tranquil day for Zihuatanejo Bay.