BTW, have you heard of the snapseed app by NIK Filters? A must have for iOS and Android . A company that Google recently purchased and actually didn't destroy it with updates. Amazingly, a free download.

A first one, nice! Glad you found the panorama feature on your iPhone

Ha! Actually I find that the iPhone's panorama feature lacks the color quality I like on shots like these, so I use an image editor to merge several photos to get a wide-angle panorama. Even then the poor little old telephone's tiny camera lens misses the depth of detail captured by the big expensive cameras with their big expensive lenses, but I do the best I can with what I've got.

Hi Rob, coming down beginning of November this year for 6 months so wondering what the November weather is normally like?

It usually starts off a bit muggy and there may still be a big storm or two in the works since the Hurricane Season doesn't officially end until November 15th, and such a large and enduring El Niño event as this year's is practically unprecedented, so really there's no way to know what to expect. It will be green and absolutely lovely, as always. The return of the tourist season should have local folks in good spirits, if not even a bit giddy. I know Joe at Café Marina in front of the fishermen's area will be glad to see everyone. He's remained open for breakfast and early lunch this year during the off season instead of closing as he usually does, and I wish more folks would stop by and make it worth his while so he'll remain open all year. Joe and his wife Pipina are good people.

Here's a photo of the beach from last November.

Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Weather

This was the view to the southeast this morning before sunrise.

And this was the view to the southwest showing the outer bands of Hurricane Linda.