Relaxing in Zihuatanejo

February 9, 2001
Zihuatanejo

What a great sleep I had last night! It cooled down and the boat was very steady. I no longer had to worry about how I was going to renew our Mexican medical which probably helped me relax and enjoy that deep sleep.
The bilge pump continues to act up…seemingly working at random and then quitting. Bob is crawling around in little crevices trying to find the source of the problem.
This morning we walked to the central market. Although it is not a new venue it is very clean and not at all smelly. It has everything and more. The produce is fresh and the prices are very reasonable. I will go back and do some stocking up before we leave. Because it is so hot we usually have lunch ashore and then I make a salad for the evening meal. If I cook the boat gets very hot. That’s my story and I am sticking to it!
This morning we had lovely showers ashore for less than a dollar. On the boat I shower in about 4 cups of water, as we are limited in how much water we can carry. To get really wet all over is such a novelty. They had signs up in the shower that asked you to stay no more than 20 minutes and not to do your laundry while showering.
At about 9 am there was much chatter on the local marine radio as whales had been spotted coming into the bay. About 20 minutes later we saw them about 2 boat lengths away from us. There were 2 and it may have been a mother and a baby as one was very large and the other small in comparison. Just before we saw the whales we saw many little fish go ripping by …trying to stay alive I would think.
Now that we have revisited Zihua I can see us returning by car. In terms of towns/cities that we have visited it is our favourite. The city is clean and easy to get around. Taxis are cheap…20 pesos anywhere in the town. The people are very pleasant and helpful. Keeping our boat here would be a great option but for now Bob wants to be in Maz as he wants to explore the Baja. Doing that from here adds a lot of sailing to your trip.
Our walk later in the day took us past a bakery. I made the mistake of looking in and seeing some whole wheat bread...and yes it was delicious.
In the afternoon when we take Patches ashore we usually stop for a drink and I have a margarita. So far the bars in Zihua have been very disappointing but I shall continue my quest for the perfect margarita. So far on this trip the best margarita was in an Italian restaurant near Las hadas Resort in Manzanillo.
While having our evening drink we met a couple from Saskatoon. We sat and chatted with them for awhile. Hearing about winter and driving on slippery roads made me more than happy to be here.