Mexico-2020

Around this time tomorrow we are scheduled to be lifted into the air on our journey home. Meanwhile I submit a few photos from yesterday. The Zihua Festival was in progress but main musical events are in the evening. We could not stay for that so we caught a mere minor view of happenings. There were unquestionably more people around the Zihuatanejo Bay area. I had to wait for a crowd to pass before taking the above photo  Another Welcom-to-the-Festival decoration. Festive cats. The cats weren't moving for anybody. There were also dogs around but the cats had no worries. The dogs were also flaked out, mid path, in profound siesta mode. Samples      It's not easy getting the pelican positioned in just the right spot like that.  A few other views of the area ... And now to pack for our trip home. We are naturally concerned about leaving a country where inciden...

We are scheduled to board the plane for our trip home in approximately 48 hours. Yesterday, needing a carton of milk and a smidgen of local cell phone time we made the 15 minute walk into downtown Ixtapa. "Downtown Ixtapa" is a term I use loosely since it consists of an area only marginally larger than a shopping center. The grocery store sells eggs packaged in an interesting way ... Are they for eating or is some kind of rally coming to town? We paused for a caf é frapp é served in a mason jar on a tin saucer. Carol snapped my photo cooling down with one. While seated at this table in a commercial lane way our treat was enlivened by the mystery of an older man in a white shirt and red shorts who walked back and forth by our table four or five times while we were there. Carol suggested he was strolling for exercise but the last time by he carried a full paper bag. This made me wonder if he was sent to buy stuff but kept forgetting what at the store. I've pos...

What a slow moving blog this has become as our days here dwindle down to a few! It has become sunny days and palling around with our brothers and sisters who also winter here. In fact every Friday morning at 9:00 a.m., at Deborah's Restaurant, those who are available commandeer a long table and have breakfast together. Here is last Friday's group minus me, the photographer ... Many choose a house specialty with breakfast, green juice. It looks like swamp scum but is a blend of green vegetable juices that supposedly are good for the physical organism. For me it was drinkable but lit no internal chandeliers. One of the couples here, Gilles and Joyce, invited us to their condo for a supper, and an enjoyable evening it was. I'm afraid I failed as a photographer on that occasion but here is one photo from their balcony ... This place is quiet and picturesque with attractive condos. It is also a 15 minute walk from the ocean. Speaking of the ocean it has b...

It's been quiet so this entry will feature a gallery of photos from the neighborhood in Ixtapa and in Zihuatanejo. First: Ixtapa ... The Luna Lounge, topped by una luna diurna. Magenta Bush Second: Zihuatanejo ...  Entrepreneurs Slim-Jim Building New Road and Curbs The Good Life Muchas VWs

We're down to our last two weeks here but we still needed some provisions so it was off to the supermarket this morning. The trip by van-bus always unsettles since drivers speed along the ten-minute winding highway between Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. However I believe this morning's driver actually qualified for a psychiatric evaluation. So that was the end of bus travel for us. Transport, for the remainder of our time here, will be by taxi. The vans all seem to be fairly new which I think only encourages them. The photo below shows how comfortable the supermarket entrance is ... Upon leaving, I had to wheel my shopping cart close to this creature but he didn't so much as twitch an ear. I just had to turn and take a photo of this royally supreme canine confidence. Arriving home we found painters painting doors, including ours. This building is painted entirely beige, beige outer walls, beige passageways, beige doors. I don't know about other condos he...