Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Back home https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/ Information for visitors and locals about Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Troncones, Barra de Potosí and the surrounding region of the Costa Grande in Guerrero, Mexico en Back home (reply) Thanks for the trip report, amigo. I enjoyed reading your experiences. I'm glad you spent some quality time with one of our favorite persons and his family. Also glad you and your better half both got to relax and get away from the stress for a few days. I especially want to thank you for your altruism towards some of our less fortunate.

I also worry about what our town will look like when the health contingency is declared over after what will by then likely have been over a year without income for way too many people. We were already a community where many folks lived day to day and week to week, the more fortunate living month to month. Not only will we have changed but also our tourism.

Saludos y gracias.

]]> https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=146932 https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=146932 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:51:05 +0000 ZihuaRob Back home Left Zihua yesterday after a nice 8 night trip. Azul Grand was pretty crowded the first couple of days but then dropped off after that. Still pretty busy for off season and in the middle of a pandemic. Unfortunately that is not the case for most other businesses. They need us down there for their survival, I’m worried what this area will be like when we return next year. We way over tipped at times but felt that we needed to. We had breakfast buffet 3 times and room service about 5 times. We prefer to go out and let’s face it the outside restaurants need all the business they can get. The AI’s are really killing this area as most just stay at the hotel and get their moneys worth. We will finally go back to a condo next year. BVG Marina looks good and a walk from there on the cyclopista to Playa Linda would be perfect for us. Kinda close to things but still away from the main drag, I’m assuming the complex would be pretty dead in October.

We felt very safe going into any business or the pier for Isla Ixtapa. We wore our masks most of the time but not on our 6 mile walks on the cyclopista. They are doing a good job with patrolling the cyclopista and we felt very safe there. I would say 80 to 90 percent of tourists do mask but there are those that enjoy not following the rules.

As always the best part of the trip was fishing with Ramon Oleaje. Had a good day 1 with Mahi Mahi and day 2 we just did a little Bonita and hung out at Isla Ixtapa. The best thing was the dinner we had at Ramon’s house, it was definitely the best meal I ever had in Mexico and right up there with anyplace else.

]]> https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=146929 https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=146929 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:23:44 +0000 Craig AKA the cruise ship guy