Z of Beauty

The tranquility and beauty of the early mornings in Zihuatanejo is something my wife and I cherish very much. The downtown waterfront has its way of life that has changed very little over the decades. A few more people, a few more boats, but many things are pretty much the same now as they were decades ago. We appreciate the continuity of an easy-going lifestyle that has worked for residents and for visitors for generations.

Unfortunately the fishmongers at the central market are in an uproar that there are people who sell filleted fish at the downtown beach. Apparently market forces don't matter in our economy and the customer isn't always right. Apparently it doesn't matter if too many people offer the same or otherwise redundant services. Apparently it doesn't matter that people prefer getting up early to get fish fresh off the boats from the fishermen's families instead of buying them for inflated prices at the central market. Paternalism by our governments who pander to overpopulation is the rule. So soon it may be possible that buying filleted fish from the fishermen and their families will be a thing of the past, and we will all be forced to either buy whole fish or else pay inflated prices to the too many people who make a living selling fish at the central market. Stay tuned kidlets. This promises to get interesting as the new clashes with the old, and the municipal authorities endeavor to "sort it out". Yeah, right.