We are across the bay from the town of Zihuatanejo. Going into town requires a 20-30 minute ride in our trusty dinghy, “Tiny Dancer”. It is required that we check in with the Port Captain upon arrival. After watching our anchor for an hour and getting Tiny hoisted down and the engine on, we took off into town. A bit bumpy, but exciting ride. As we came to the beach we were assisted by a local fellow, Mateo. He pulled us up onto the shore and told us that it was his job to watch the dinghies. Cool! We tipped him and were on our way. We got to the PC office at 3:15. Apparently they close at 3?! Guess this will be a Monday thing. Off we went to do a bit of exploring. What a unique little town! We found our buddy boat crews at a local restaurant and realized that we were starving! We enjoyed some local dishes, a mango margarita (Dale) and beer (Ken) then off to explore again, as a pack. We found the market and decided to load up on Saturday. We had heard of a fundraiser happening so we wandered through the streets to find the one that was closed off. There is a huge expat community here that are involved with the local community. This particular fundraiser was for the Bombaros (firemen) to raise money for a defibrillator. What a fun night! A great band playing oldies, food, drinks and an auction. We left reluctantly at sundown, aware that we needed to get into Tiny and venture across the bay to our home.
Lots more exploring to do…..but we think we will love Zihuatanejo!
 Lots of water sports |
 Beach and anchorage in town |
 Small shops everywhere |
 Lots of fresh produce |
 …and eggs |
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 Main method of delivery |
 The family car |
 Zihuatanejo Bay |