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Zihuatanejo, Mexico. March 2006
Happy Spring!
When living in a tropical spot like our Zihuatanejo paradise, it's easy to forget what it's like in the far northern and southern regions of the world where the seasons are marked with wide variations in temperature, extra-long or extra-short days and very notable changes in vegetation. Here, we have our "high season" and "low season" or our "dry season" and our "wet (or green) season"... distinctions that, to begin with, are not as marked as those enforced by the north/south climatic extremes.
Now, with the larger influx of year-round tourism to the area, crowds of national tourists motoring down summer and winter from the interior of the country, more European and surfing tourism in the summer months, and increased direct flights and charters, as well as cruise ships, coming into town, those distinctions seem to be getting slighter and slighter. It's almost as if the only thing that marks one part of the year as different from another is the dry and the wet, and the fact that the sun, for a short time every winter season, sets itself directly down into the sea at the mouth of the bay when one watches it's decline from the stretches of Playa La Ropa. Granted, for those of us who live here year round, we DO also know that the evenings are cooler in March and April than in July and August, that the birds sing much louder in in the backwaters and estuaries during the rites of Spring, that San Juan ants come out only on or about the 24th of June, and that the Bocote trees are only wreathed in white flowers in the late fall. But lately, our beaches almost always seem full; the streets of town, almost always crowded with crawling cars and fast-moving pedestrians. What happened to the "low season" when there was absolutely nothing to do in town, and almost everything shut down, and we could rest in our hammocks without traffic kicking up dust all around us? Such is the price of growth and progress.
What's happening around town
Sailfest 2006 was a fabulous success once again. Besides being and incredibly fun yearly event, the 4-day marathon of races, contests, sports, feeding opportunities and parades brought a walloping $57,000 USD into the coffers of it's educational beneficiaries. A full report can be found in the March edition of Another Day in Paradise as well as on the Sailfest website at http://www.zihuasailfest.com
A new sailfish, marlin and dorado fishing tournament is coming to town - on March 17, 18, 19 the Rotary Club will stage its a new FishingTournament. It's purpose is to raise funds for social development, education, and school building projects. Read more about it in the Upcoming Events section of Another Day in Paradise, March edition.
The 3rd Annual Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival is less than 3 weeks away!
In it's first two years, 2004 and 2005, the Festival raised over $50,000 pesos for the EMEC, Escuela de Música Ezequiel Cisneros (Ezequiel Cisneros Music School), allowing the school to secure a necessary rental building and supplies for it's functioning. The 2006 beneficiary is the Zihuatanejo Casa de la Cultura (House of Culture), which provides classes in music, art, theatre, dance and other cultural endeavors. For more information, check out the article in this month's edition of Another Day in Paradise - Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival announces 2006 beneficiary – La Casa de la Cultura de Zihuatanejo or visit the website at http://www.zihuafest.info
With a fabulous line-up of international guitarists, this years Festival will again kick off with a "Get to know the artists" champagne brunch in Coconut's Restaurant at 11 am on Sunday, March 26th, followed at 5 pm that same afternoon with the grand opening concert in Carlos 'n' Charlies in Ixtapa. Every night of the entire week will be replete with a nightly Gala dinner concert and two bar shows in select Zihuatanejo venues. The following weekend will be the Closing concert and final public events. Advance passes and tickets are for sale at Rick's Bar in downtown Zihuatanejo as well as through the Another Day in Paradise offices, Tel. 544-8023.
GuitarFest Caps are now on sale at Rick's Bar, for $100 pesos each. T-Shirts will also be available very shortly, going for $150 pesos a piece. During the festival itself, CD's of virtually all of the participating musicians will be available at all venues, so come prepared!
The Sociedad Protectora de Animales (Humane Society of Zihuatanejo) will have it's annual Cocktail and fund raiser at Casa Marina on Fisherman's Walk in Zihuatanejo on March 27th as of 6 p.m. Enjoy the music of Jose Luis Cobo and Enrique Luna and help support the 2006 dog and cat sterilization campaign in Zihuatanejo. See the Upcoming Events in Another Day in Paradise for more information and contacts.
There's a lot more happening in town - take a look on the March Upcoming Events list of Another Day in Paradise...
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Regards to all,
Carol & John
Zihrena Systems
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