ZIHguiendo El Corazón

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As of today, since April 18, 2020 Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 2,324 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (4 more than yesterday), 188 that have resulted in fatalities, 26 that are currently active, and approximately 1,961 that have recovered. No Semana Santa spike, and not even a blip from the local vaccination process 3 weeks ago. Locals are really to be praised for helping to keep the Coronavirus from getting any worse. Probably because so many of us have had friends and/or family who've gotten ill or died, and because we really need to be able to work.

The vaccination process got a late start this afternoon. It wasn't until 2:30 or so that they started getting things underway, but once they did the process seemed to go very smoothly. The heat is certainly a bigger factor than it was 3 weeks ago. But I believe folks are just grateful to be able to receive the vaccine and begin the journey on the road back to normalcy.

Sure miss the cool breeze that used to blow through what used to be a garden in front of our home, now a concrete alley. The poor artist trying to finish the mural got baked today as did the vendors trying to sell their wares there. The heat radiating off the concrete is brutal as it is everywhere else along the Paseo del Pescador during the daytime. No shade. Just more concrete including huge concrete posts for the palapa the government is building for Tata's restaurant. There isn't supposed to be any permanent construction allowed in the Zona Federal aka the beach, such as constructions with concrete, but apparently so many of our nice laws are simply adornments in ignored texts.

Lupita and I wish a speedy recovery to or dear friend and neighbor Xochitl Ramirez of Posada Citlali who fell (again) and hurt her leg badly the other day.

This fisherman flashed us a brilliant ear-to-ear smile (I'm pretty sure it was for Lupita) as he rowed past the pier in his canoa.