Walking to the Zihuatanejo Marina I spotted a sidewalk ramp for the disabled which is always encouraging to see but I noticed that unlike the gently sloping provisions to which I happen to be accustomed, this one had vertical curbs that could conceivably trip the unwary and add them to the ranks of ... well you get the picture. Because here it is ...
Carol said I should stop criticizing the way they do things in Mexico and I protested I am not criticizing, just taking note of cultural differences. Nevertheless I have decided to stop making comments about unexpected level changes or other perceived walkway anomalies. I shall henceforth be resolutely silent on this matter.
The Zihuatanejo Marina features several restaurants with shaded tables on the beach. I don't know exactly what the temperature was today but, with the sun melting us, we chose a table for the hottest part of the day and enjoyed cold drinks under a thatched roof. Here is Carol enjoying the view ...
And here is the thatched roof. Look carefully and you will see Carol centered between the two right-hand-side posts ...
After our sojourn here we went to the "Commercial Mexicana" where we've been before to buy groceries. Incidentally this is a grocery store that also sells clothing, furniture, appliances, tires, and digital cameras. Carol wanted to return an article of clothing that was unfortunately the wrong size. As you know, this procedure in Canada and the USA is smoothly accomplished at the speed of light, no questions asked. Here, Carol almost caused an international incident. After nearly a half hour during which seven persons with somber facial expressions got involved Carol finally got her refund but only after vowing to immediately do further shopping in the store.
When we got home I took the photo below of a pink cloud in our pool.
And that concludes all I have to say for the first day of March, 2013.
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