Terminado Zih Muelle

To the short 60-ish overweight bald foreign man in the tank top on the downtown beach this morning (shall I post your photo?): Do you just walk through yellow EMERGENCY tape that says "NO PASAR" (NO TRESPASSING) where you live? I bet you don't. So why the hell would you do that here? The people entrusted with safeguarding the pier until it is officially opened to the public weren't happy with you taking a tour without their permission. Foreigners should be the first to obey the laws, customs and rules here and to respect NO TRESPASSING signs, not pretend you don't understand when asked ¿Cómo entraste? You knew what you were being asked, yet you ran away chuckling like a child who got caught stealing. We were allowed to pass because we asked permission, as we have every time we've entered the pier while it's been closed. Stunts like yours just aren't cool. Worse because you're a visitor. Jeeeeze leweeeeze, try to be more respectful and act more responsibly while you are a guest in someone else's country.

Official and unofficial reports still report there are no confirmed Covid-19 cases in Zihuatanejo. Cases seem to be concentrated around Chilpancingo and Acapulco but also in Taxco and Tixtla. I heard that Troncones has put up a filter to screen folks entering there, but lots of locals here in Zihuatanejo want to see roadblocks turning away tourists and the closing of the airport. Vacationers have been pouring into the cheap rentals in the Casas Geo developments and La Puerta. They must be sneaking to remote beaches or watching out for patrols, because they aren't being allowed on the beaches, and almost no businesses of interest to tourists are open. Only a very few restaurants. Even the Hombres Voladores de Papantla finally had to stop working.

Lots of elderly are still out trying to sell helados, nieves, artesanía and periódicos. Things that put food on their table, but they hardly have any clients. I wish I could give them all enough money to just go home and stay safe. The government apparently is letting too many of these poor and elderly slip through the cracks.

There was no fish at the fishermen's market for sale other than barrilete and bait fish that we saw. No dorado, pez vela or atún for sale. The full moon doesn't help, but also almost none of the restaurants are buying and almost no tourists are in town for Semana Santa. Today would normally be one of their busiest days of the year.

Lots more people can be seen around the bay and all along our coastline trying to find their daily sustenance in the sea.

The pier is finished and ready for business. But it is NOT officially open, so please don't go on it without asking permission from el velador or el encargado de la obra.