Rob what is your best estimate for which days this coming week, Storm Trudy will be closest to Zihua? Gracias

Saturday looks like it may be a particularly nasty day when the wind looks like it will be gusting from the south at dangerous speeds.

See Windy on my WEATHER page. Be sure to set the map settings to Wind Gusts for accuracy.

https://www.zihuatanejo.net/html/weather.html

This Monday was a beautiful and sunny day. The city workers spent much of the day using a water tanker to wash the sand off the downtown walkway, which will be full of sand again very soon. The sand is now piled up higher on the beach than the height of the walkway. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to cover 3 more meters of the beach with cement.

Well, the good news is that it doesn't look like soon-to-be Hurricane Trudy will make landfall in Zihuatanejo or very close by, though it's still iffy forecasting its trajectory. The bad news is that it looks like it's going to another powerful storm, and it's going to get very close to us, much closer than Polo got, with extremely strong wind gusts in our area. Our hillsides only protect us so much, and I wouldn't want to be on the high parts of any of them. We can also expect an extreme storm surge. This is likely going to be the end of some beachfront dwellings and businesses in our region.

Apparently some readers think I'm being alarmist. While I certainly hope I'm wrong, you have to be foolish not to want as much advance warning as possible when a storm this powerful is expected to come this close to us, and that's what the purpose of my warning has been for. The only people who have been unappreciative have been foreigners. I get it. Retirees and vacationers don't want their happy hours with margaritas interrupted, they don't want any stress or worries other than where to go for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sorry, not sorry. I suppose I could just post such warnings in Spanish from now on and save myself a lot of hassle with unappreciative non-citizens. But then I might as well just shut down the whole website when it comes to that.

While I'm not particularly happy to see our formerly solemn Dia de Muertos turned into a flashy Disneylandish spectacle with parties and parades, I posted the planned events for Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa and Troncones on my Community Notices and Events page for those of you who are interested.

The tall ship Cuauhtémoc will arrive in Zihuatanejo Bay for three days October 29, 30 and 31. Guided tours are free from 1 to 5PM. Free tickets will be available at Casa Zihua next to the Cancha Municipal. Limit 4 per person.

One of the loveliest vacation lodgings at La Ropa and one of my very favorite vacation rentals to promote is Villa Zanzibar, a charming 3-bedroom private villa tucked away in the old original La Ropa community at the southern end of the beach a short easy walk up from the waterfront. Located in one of the most peaceful areas of our community, this is a place to feel relaxed and at home. (click to enlarge photo)
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Un macaco (garza nocturna corona negra) joven busca su comida en el canal La Boquita que está llena con agua del mar mientras unas mujeres practican yoga en el Paseo del Pescador frente al Museo Arqueológico de la Costa Grande de Guerrero.