We get ripped off big time in canada eh! but everyone seems to be ok with that (including the government ripping us off, the stuff I have seen inside government incredible. I worked for the OAG (along with other depts like elections ekks, ESDC big eeks on this project https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ottawas-latest-it-project-ballooning-by-billions, rcmp during these years https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rcmp-horribly-broken/article17997461/ I could write a book on it all! and I should... )
I had to leave the OAG it was too corrupt for my liking. Too many milking the mess silly. Its just another money mouth piece... )

In central and south america I think people would be up in arms if they got ripped off, from what I can tell. Good on mexico for making stuff. I heard the time to prototype something in china is weeks not months or years as per america. Good documentary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Factory

I'm in engineering in canada, we haven't seen good engineering in years... we're all over priced pencil pushers doing not much but pushing a lotta paper around.

I take my dog for walks on beaches in Troncones every day.

Differentiate between combis and micros. Combis are usually a van or a VW minibus. They usually have seating around the perimeter with an open space in the centre.

A micro is like a small bus. The seats are typically in 6 to 8 rows and are very tight. They make coach class airplane seats look like first class seats. I am 5’9” and my knees are jammed. I am 170 pounds and the seats are tight. Typically the single aisle is packed with people who are standing, sometimes for 30 minutes or more, hunched over due to the low ceiling. Sometimes one of those people is me.

I would take my 11 kilogram dog on a combi. I would consider myself disrespectful if I took my dog on a crowded micro as goes between Zihuatanejo and La Union.

When we've had to take our dog on a micro we cradle him in our lap even though he's a medium-sized dog and say "hola" to the lady with her baby in her arms.

Differentiate between combis and micros. Combis are usually a van or a VW minibus. They usually have seating around the perimeter with an open space in the centre.

A micro is like a small bus. The seats are typically in 6 to 8 rows and are very tight. They make coach class airplane seats look like first class seats. I am 5’9” and my knees are jammed. I am 170 pounds and the seats are tight. Typically the single aisle is packed with people who are standing, sometimes for 30 minutes or more, hunched over due to the low ceiling. Sometimes one of those people is me.

I would take my 11 kilogram dog on a combi. I would consider myself disrespectful if I took my dog on a crowded micro as goes between Zihuatanejo and La Union.

took a few combis already to playa linda with the dog, very packed on the way back as the workers get off work. And, to playa larga with the dog catching connections in Zihua. The bus driver at playa larga wasn't going to let us on with the dog though until we showed him it could sit. Everyone ended up calling our dog a mexican perro cause it just slept the whole bus ride. Other than that we love the combis. Cost us around 15 peso to get to play linda and around 40 to get to play larga.
We're pondering taking the dog to Troncones as I'm not sure if dogs are allowed on the beach there?

we want to rent a scooter just to head out anywhere and check out some random places. Scooters are a blast. When in columbia we went everywhere on a scooter.

No problem on the beaches of Troncones with your furry family member. They only ask that you be respectful of others and that you clean up after him.

Any places to rent scooters or motorbike around ixtapa?

There is a small shop on the alley way Hermenegildo Galeana right downtown. I only rented there once many years ago. The price was way too high and the scooter was of very low quality. In addition, the proprietor is surly and unfriendly. Pass by the place often. Won't ever do business with him again.

I have often thought of seeing how much it cost to rent a storage location for a Honda scooter. There is a Honda dealership on Avenida Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon downtown close to the Mercardo Municipal. However, the combis will take you pretty much wherever you want to go so it just doesn't make sense.

Good luck!

That surly guy is one of my wife's oldest friends, Prieto Rodríguez. I don't believe he's still renting scooters. But he sells some good spirits and has some great stories to tell.

we want to rent a scooter just to head out anywhere and check out some random places. Scooters are a blast. When in columbia we went everywhere on a scooter.

Is it possible to take a combi to Troncones?

People who live in Troncones do it every day.

You take a micro in Zihuatanejo that has “La Union” painted on the windshield. Tell the driver you want to get off at Troncones. The micros can get very crowded. Unless you get on at the very beginning, you might be standing the whole way.

When they drop you off, cross the highway (carefully) and walk about 500 metres south on the old highway. Wait there for a combi. I did that for years until I finally bought a vehicle last year.

The last time I did it, the fare for the micro was something like M$30 and for the combi was $20.

Any places to rent scooters or motorbike around ixtapa?

There is a small shop on the alley way Hermenegildo Galeana right downtown. I only rented there once many years ago. The price was way too high and the scooter was of very low quality. In addition, the proprietor is surly and unfriendly. Pass by the place often. Won't ever do business with him again.

I have often thought of seeing how much it cost to rent a storage location for a Honda scooter. There is a Honda dealership on Avenida Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon downtown close to the Mercardo Municipal. However, the combis will take you pretty much wherever you want to go so it just doesn't make sense.

Good luck!

Any places to rent scooters or motorbike around ixtapa?

Please see my recommendations in my directory listings:
https://www.zihuatanejo.net/zihuatanejo/activities.html#scooters

They are NOT Mayan ruins. No, no combi.

Acapulco is a minimum of 4 hours each way, and often the road is blocked for hours to days with protestors. Not a great place to visit at this time.

There are several bike shops in Zihuatanejo, Google them.

Club Med Ixtapa is the most kid friendly location in the chain. Think you found the only place that a sailboat can be rented. The Hobie's on la Ropa are "rented" but they go with you for the sail.

Also, looking for cheap bike wheel tubes (26 inch wheels) as we've been doing some mountain biking and the thorns just love us to bits. So too the mosquitos at night as we are staying close to the forest reserve.

Any place to rent small sailboats (14ft or so)? I noticed club med has them but they want 1300mx per person which includes access to all their stuff plus a meal. But, they seem pretty booked up most days.