Zihuatanejo

Our friends Marty and Cheryl introduced us to this little fishing village a few years ago. Bill and I talked about our plans to someday return and anchor in this bay. We made it, although terribly miss our good friend Marty!

Walking along the stone paved streets, enjoying a seafood meal at La Sirena Gorda and leisurely exploring the various shops that line the malecon has been a perfectly relaxing luxury for me.

The shadow of our boat attracts hundreds of little bait fish. From Anna Mae each morning I have watched the fishermen in their pangas. They twirl nets above their heads, and drop them into the water scooping up bait fish. When they have enough to sell to the sport fishing boats they paddle back into the pier.  Zihuatanejo is one of the premier sport fishing ports in the world, for sailfish, marlin and dorado.

Sail fish to market

One afternoon I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of doing some provisioning at Sam’s club with Don and Bill. From another isle I could hear them discussing what might be in a jar on the shelf. When a nice local couple was brought into the conversation I decided to investigate. The jar in question was not worms, but eel. 

YUCK

Manuel and Celine, local restaurant / eco park owners enlightened us. After spending several minutes talking with them and exchanging information we decided to visit their restaurant. That evening the gang piled into a couple of taxies and drove up to the hilltop for a spectacular view and delicious  dinner. Celine invited us back the next day for a tour of the eco park.