"When Houston Bill resumes his usual spot on La Ropa, we'll know that all's right with the world.....finally."

And when Jorge is able to set up his table, chair, umbrella and continue selling his amazing finger paintings too.....

Roberto!

Right! We've got ours, plus a quick sketch Jorge did gratis that is as delightful...and skillful.... as the more formal ones.

And when Jorge is able to set up his table, chair, umbrella and continue selling his amazing finger paintings too.....

Roberto!

Just back from Playa la Ropa where we took our chairs, umbrella and lunch. Spend a lovely afternoon. We'll do it again, it has been WAY too long since we were able to spend the afternoon at the beach.

When Houston Bill resumes his usual spot on La Ropa, we'll know that all's right with the world.....finally.

Lancheros are also disappointed in the current Capitania, as she won't take meetings with them, isn't there to sign off on paperwork, and is now gone for who knows how long with no one able to handle things in her absence.

Yes, speaking with folks in the office while I was there, I could tell they enjoyed the comedy I made in our subtle costeña fashion, burlándome de los burócratas militares.

They should write letters to her boss.

It's wrong on so many levels, and, hopefully when it happens, like you have displayed, it's a great time to reassess things. Is this important? Maybe. Is it information that should be public knowledge? Yes. Can it be freely given? That is above my knowledge. We are huge on finding humor where we can, and often in unexpected places. We know you two do too. Thanks for that.

The plan for tomorrow is to do the morning things we have to do in town after our paddle and swim-pick up the t shirts converted to tanks, and my ring repair. THEN grab our chairs and umbrella, lunch and in a very nice way try to return to Playa la Ropa to people watch. It's been since April 1, 2020. Since then, Victor has had a son, Rodrigo, who is now about 4 months old. Danny and Jennifer, who have jet skis, have Daniella, now 2.5 years old, and we have only seen her once on the street. We haven't spoken to them in the longest time. Bernardo who sells cheese, Luis who drives a boat and is a friend. Mateo who sells candy and his wife, Paulina who sells fruit, is diabetic and is doing the best they can. Jaime who makes and sells jewelry.

Some are actually friends, but all are people that know where we live, are very friendly and we all help each other.

It's time for things to improve and relationships to be restored.

We'll report as to how it goes.

At the bottom of this MegaNoticias article https://www.meganoticias.mx/ixtapa-zihuatanejo/noticia/no-hay-quien-regule-actividad-maritima-capitana-salio-de-vacaciones/294704 is the following statement:

"He regretted that without prior consultation, the beach regulations changed that tourists can now enter with an umbrella, chairs and there is confusion due to the entry of the coolers."

Can we now take our chairs and umbrellas and lunch to the beach????

This is a rather critically-important issue for some long-time visitors to Zihua, one that I would expect anyone promoting the area....extranjeros or otherwise....to be able to answer definitively.

At the bottom of this MegaNoticias article https://www.meganoticias.mx/ixtapa-zihuatanejo/noticia/no-hay-quien-regule-actividad-maritima-capitana-salio-de-vacaciones/294704 is the following statement:

"He regretted that without prior consultation, the beach regulations changed that tourists can now enter with an umbrella, chairs and there is confusion due to the entry of the coolers."

Can we now take our chairs and umbrellas and lunch to the beach????

I'm going to say that you've always been able to. The person in the article complaining is one of the restaurant owners in Las Gatas who has been benefitting from the absurd rules, same as all the other beachfront restaurant owners at Las Gatas and La Ropa, rules that obviously never had anything to do with health and everything to do with political favors.

Regarding the Capitanía de Puerto, I went seeking info about the arrivals of cruise ships, something I've done every year, often being sent the info without even having to ask for it, but this time since the change to a military-controlled Capitanía, I was reminded of what sucks about the military: rank and redundancy and the Peter Principle. So the Capitanía wasn't there when I went, but an underling seated at a desk had a lesser-ranking underling speak to me through the tiny hole in the window there and relay the message. So he would ask: "¿Qué quiere?" and she would repeat to me "¿Qué quiere usted?" and I said "Una lista del arribo de cruceros" and she would repeat as if he didn't hear me "Una lista del arribo de cruceros" and he said "¿Para qué?" and she would repeat "¿Para qué?" and it was all I could do not to burst out laughing and maintain a semi-straight face. So it turned out they couldn't give me that info. WTF? Did I look like a subversive, a guerrilla or a terrorist? So I explained who I was (including dropping some family names because that's how we do things here), what I did and why I wanted it, all which had to be repeated twice like some kind of weird comedy from Mad Magazine in the Twilight Zone on Saturday Night Live. They said I would have to make an appointment with the Capitanía who wasn't available at the moment. Still struggling to maintain a straight face I went along with the dog and pony show and made the appointment for a few days later. So when I come back, the Capitanía wasn't there for the appointment. At that point I made no effort to hide my disdain for the absurd caricature that the office had become of its former self, and when asked if I would like to make another appointment I simply said I'll find the data I need on my own and walked out. And now, during our port's busiest time of year when the Capitanía is supposed to be monitoring activity along the coast and in the bay, she's on vacation with no alternate to replace her. If I were her superior I'd demote and reassign her and keelhaul the entire office structure at the Capitanía because it is woefully inadequate at doing its job. The military was assigned the post from the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transporte: Dirección de Puertos for security reasons. What a joke! I had expected an improvement from the civilian authority but things have obviously gotten much worse.

"He regretted that without prior consultation, the beach regulations changed that tourists can now enter with an umbrella, chairs and there is confusion due to the entry of the coolers."

Can we now take our chairs and umbrellas and lunch to the beach????