The Storm Before Z Calm

I almost feel sorry for the folks who went to hear the mayor's 1st annual Informe at the Palacio Municipal last night. VIPs got seats with fancy adornments and a bottle of water, everyone else got plain plastic chairs. They all weathered the tedious typical political speech besot with dubious miracles and self-praise, but just before the party began Mother Nature sent rain and lightning and thunder to remind folks who's really in charge around here, so no party or Grito for the good citizens. Just a drenching tropical thunderstorm.

My sweetie and I decided to dine at Sirena Gorda where we enjoyed delicious tiritas and cold Victorias before barely beating the storm home. The lightning got so bad we decided to stop watching the traditional Grito de la Independencia on TV from CDMX just as the fireworks were getting underway. Thanks to the rain here we enjoyed a much more peaceful night than we expected since most folks either went home early or stayed home due to the flooded streets even after the rain stopped. Mother nature couldn't have timed things better.

After an evening of rain and sleeping like a baby we awoke to the sounds of Tránsito's whistles at the break of dawn reminding us to move our vehicles from the parade route. As I went to move my car, this happened over Zihuatanejo Bay, and I thought it was worth sharing with y'all. Pretty cool, huh?