A Zih Change?

I'm not trying to cause any undue HOPE, but we've noticed a much quieter Zihuatanejo over the past few days than during the previous weeks and months. On Vicente Guerrero street the noisy bars have been relatively subdued, as open-air bars should be, instead of playing "music" at obscene audio levels. A much appreciated and most enjoyable change, if it really is one, for residents and business owners, especially lodging operators, in the downtown area. While the boombox cars and noisy drunks remain, at least the walls aren't vibrating all night, allowing a restful night's sleep to be a thing again.

Of course this morning started early with the clackity-clacking of suitcases being rolled across the faux-brick streets by dozens of arriving day trippers who just got off their bus. There were probably close to a hundred all set up at the Cancha Municipal awaiting the beginning of water taxi service to Las Gatas where they were headed with all their luggage and coolers in tow. While they are most certainly welcome, it nevertheless is a strange sight seeing so many tourists who don't even stay a day in a local lodging of any kind and whose economic contribution to the local economy is minimal, if any, but public servants in the local, state and federal tourism offices like them because they inflate the numbers of warm bodies they can count as visitors, as if those public servants were actually doing their jobs convincing new and returning visitors to come here.

With a little imagination we can already see a pier here.

Motorcycle delivery to the mini-pier. What a luxury! The new access is open by the obelisk, and part of the walkway has been repainted and the posts and ropes replaced. Nice job!