Maybe it has to do with the chitty packed buses that come with a super spreader event gift wrapped to Z.

We were out to eat in Ixtapa last night. Mask compliance almost 100%.

Oops. Another new record for Zihuatanejo. 442 confirmed active cases of Covid-19, with many more simply not confirmed. Also two more deaths registered since yesterday. La Unión has a record 14 active cases confirmed and Petatlán has 18. Hospital spaces are filling up if not already saturated. Take extra care, especially if you aren't vaccinated. Locals appear to be masking back up again for the most part, but the tourists are another matter entirely. Too many large groups of them wandering around unmasked not being respectful. This could get a lot worse before it gets better. Especially if the hotels in Ixtapa don't respect the new aforos, because the media is reporting no cancellations even though in social media some locals have been telling folks seeking local info to postpone their vacations.

Still no word on when 18 to 29añeros will get vaccinated locally, but I expect it will begin within a week or so.

Our weather remains warm and humid, but the evening rains have made sleeping quite comfortable, sleeping under a sheet is optional. And no hot water is necessary for showers. Little things that make life in the tropics nice, though I understand much of the north is enjoying another heat wave and temps are much hotter north of the Río Bravo than below it. At least we don't have the Sargasso problem the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico are currently experiencing, or the red tide the West Coast of Florida is (once again) suffering.

#NoBlueFlag
#NoBlueFlagEnPlayaLaMadera
#PreservemosPlayaManzanillo

Another shot from yesterday morning. This vendedora does a good business with the fishermen and their clients every morning.