We were told to expect a full road closure from 7 to 9, but fortunately for the working people, they let the combis run, and vehicles that were out here seemed to pass normally.

Sure, protect the runners, but allow people to get to and from work, at the very least, without having to walk a couple of kilometers.

And just like that it's December again!

Being awakened by an industrial-sized leaf-blower from hell at 6AM on Sunday morning is never a pleasant experience. I can't imagine who at Zihuatanejo's ayuntamiento believes waking residents and visitors with such noise at such an hour is an acceptable thing to do. If I knew where they lived I'd be tempted to repay the favor.

Speaking of noise, in the coming days from Dec. 1 to 12 the peregrinaciones guadalupanas will occur. Unfortunately, many groups of guadalupanos still use huge skyrockets that explode quite loudly "to announce their arrival" as if we still lived in a rural village, not a small city full of homes with pets who can literally be scared to death by such explosions. So many pets get lost at this time of the year as they panic and flee their homes. Never mind that for many of us here who have lived through shootouts, we never know if the explosions are fireworks or attacks by criminal gangs, and they can be quite distressing for us. But it's only for the next 12 days, so we suck it up and hope one day to have a more representative and illuminated local government to actually represent us. The priests also need to do their part and ask the guadalupanos not to shoot off such large rockets, if they must shoot off any at all.

The surf continues to be small and disappointing for experienced surfers, though good for beginners. Barely any waves are even reaching a meter high in the region. No change is expected for the next several days.

I'm sure there was a breeze somewhere, but we sure didn't notice any for most of the day in Zihuatanejo. Although there were a few rain clouds in the region, none passed over Zihuatanejo.

And today is the official end of our Hurricane Season. Until next May 15.

Imagine waking up here in the mornings, at one of the bungalows at Casa Ki on the beach in Troncones, a peaceful remote tropical village on the warm and friendly southern coast of Mexico: a place where natural beauty still rules and times seems to slow down and stretch out at the same time. A place where stress simply doesn't factor into one's daily routine.
Vacation Lodgings in Troncones

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Los primeros rayos de luz durante el amanecer en Playa Principal y la bahía de Zihuatanejo. La estatua representa la región de la Costa Grande de Guerrero.