Zihuatanejo currently registers 419 active cases of Covid-19, a new record, mostly among younger people who are asymptomatic, though the hospitals are quickly filling up with folks having a rough go of it. The change to Semáforo Naranja is better late than never, but hey, at least the politicians in the last election got to have all their campaign rallies ignoring sanitary protocols.

While this is our warmest time of the year, we learn to deal with it. Of course, one of our local customs, the siesta, is especially designed for this, keeping us inactive and indoors during the hottest part of day. Unfortunately with all the folks moving here from other places, especially city folks, our local customs are being diluted and abandoned, and fewer people respect the quiet time of siesta any more. A damn shame to see our local customs forgotten. Just like it's a shame to see our local government try to erase parts of our local culture by running locals and poorer tourists off the beaches and turning our main plaza into a misplaced coconut grove.

Even with all our shortcomings, I still arise every morning overwhelmingly grateful to be here in Zihuatanejo on the Costa Grande of Mexico. There is nowhere else I'd rather be. With very few exceptions, each day here is the best day of my life, and each meal the most delicious I've ever had. My wife feels the same way.

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View from the Hotel Las Brisas in Ixtapa. Just another picture postcard perfect day in paradise!