Thank you for the updates!! My friend is there for a first visit just for a few days. Would the water at Las Gatas be an ok choice in a day or two?

Las Gatas should be okay except after a big rain, then no place along the coast is safe for swimming. Zihuatanejo is one of the few communities in the region that has wastewater treatment plants. Most towns don't.

If you are getting into the water just to play, meaning not putting your head underwater, it's fine, we get our bodies wet after our paddles every morning.

Las Gatas would be no better than anywhere else in the bay. Just keep your head out of the water!!

Now I know...

LOVE your observations! We expect rain nightly for the next week or so, and after this mornings great rain, will restrict our daily beach things to long walks and long paddles. We'll give it few days after the last rain before we ocean swim.

Pool laps are great too, just not as good as the ocean.

I almost felt like warning the tourists who were in the water both yesterday morning and this morning. Frankly, I think there should be signs on the beaches warning people to stay out of the water for at least a couple of days after a big rain. Notice the ayuntamiento won't make public the results of the weekly testing they claim to do.

Pool laps are great too, just not as good as the ocean.

No Covid-19 report today from Guerrero's state health officials.

THE 3RD HEAT WAVE IS OFFICIALLY OVER!
Tropical wave #5 is currently passing by. How 'bout that nice little rainstorm last night? The wind blew the heat away before the rain ever hit the ground, and we had to close the window and turn the fan down! I was even tempted to sleep UNDER the sheet for the first time in about a month and a half. Whoa! All kinds of rain is predicted for the coming days. And to boot, another hurricane is expected to form and follow on the heels of the first one but even closer to the coast. It's a good idea to be prepared for power outages. Get your candles ready, charge your backups, and keep an eye on the weather.

Evenings in town are seeing more locals along the waterfront seeking relief from the heat. The waterfront restaurants are doing a decent business, and not just from visitors. Good to see. I think the threat of storms has some potential visitors worried, and some probably cancelled their trips, but we should still see plenty of sunshine along with the rains expected in the coming days. Probably not a good idea to swim in the ocean right now, though, and I don't care what color flag they're flying. The first rains wash over half a year's filth into the sea. Give it a few days to clear up.

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