We seem to be getting more middle class tourists from the inland cities this year. Hopefully this trend will continue. They are our saving grace.

At the pier the last dregs of the old pilings are being cleaned up and the construction outfit appears ready to start setting the new ones which should be arriving this week. When they built the original pier all the materials were brought here by boat from Acapulco and offloaded onto the beach. Some of the original old pilings remain where they were offloaded in front of the Sector Naval where they have been incorporated into their beachside entrance. This year the logistics of getting the pilings to the pier by road is presenting problems that require some creativity to overcome. We were told they would be closing Juan N. Álvarez street after midnight to bring the new pilings in.

Midday on the Playa Principal.

A timeless scene from Zihuatanejo, except for the missing pier.