Zihuatanejo enjoyed another spectacular day this Monday. At first light I saw a young man swimming at the downtown beach, first in all his clothes, later just in his undies. Later in the afternoon there was a young woman swimming alone in the same spot. If only their timing had been better.

I've never seen so many dead almejas rojas on the downtown beach before (see today's photo). Thousands of them. A massive die off. They were once abundant 50 years ago before the mayor's grandpa wiped them out shipping them to restaurants in Mexico City. It's been a slow comeback for them, and now another massive die off having to do with the runoff from the rains and/or the waves from Huracán John. I hope they don't go extinct. Not a word about them in any local publication. Apparently I'm the only person in the community of over 120,000 who even noticed.

It looks like we may have another hurricane sitting off our coast by next Saturday or Sunday. Something to look forward to.

It's still impossible to drive to Acapulco. The military is trying to rig a provisional road to get traffic moving. Many people have been stuck for days on the road, unable to get to their destination.

Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador said good-bye to the public this Monday and left the Palacio Nacional where he's resided for the past 6 years. He still enjoys one of the highest approval ratings of any national leader at around 70%. He will be retiring to his finca in Chiapas called "La Chingada" where he says he will be unavailable to visitors for the foreseeable future.

October first has been decreed a national holiday in Mexico, so schools, banks and many businesses will be closed this Tuesday, supposedly so that everyone can watch the Toma de Protesta of our new Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum. ¡Viva México!

Zihuatanejo's new mayor, Liz Tapia, wife of the last mayor, was sworn in today. The dynasty continues...

We got a nice little rain early this Monday evening. Not much, but it cooled things down.

Some of the waterfront restaurants that have been closed these past couple of weeks are expected to open by this coming weekend. We've certainly missed La Porteña, but we enjoyed a delicious meal recently during a hot afternoon in the air-conditioned Los Braseros. Delicious fresh fish prepared to perfection, and excellent service. They serve more than just their delicious tacos.

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Uno de los estragos del paso de huracán "John" es que hubo una gran matanza de las almejas rojas que viven en las playas de la bahía de Zihuatanejo. De que yo sepa nadie está investigando por qué.