Queenie's Log: Zihuatenejo, Mexico

Zihuatenejo, Mexico

After a 48 hour motor/sail north from Huatulco, we arrived in this charming village called Zihuatenejo (pronounced Z-wah-ten-nay-ho). One item from my bucket list: stay in a B&B carved out of the side of a rock hanging over the ocean, with rock stairs to a small sandy beach. Guess what? That B&B is here!

We immediately met some other cruisers here and they invited us to join them for happy hour and dinner in town. Well, I'm game! So into town we went. By the way, most of the anchorages we have been in have a dinghy dock......................well, not in Mexico. It's "beaching the dinghy", which I will tell you - can be dangerous. Especially if there is any surf - then you're dead meat and WET!!!! (Put your purse & camera in a baggie!)

Just so happens it was "International Dance Day". It was exhilarating to see the traditional dancing and hear the traditional music.

Paddy's having a Pacifico in honor of his friends Dave and Kathy on Lightspeed, who are in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia. Cheers.

We walked to Bandido's for dinner. They make the salsa at your table with this mortar and pestle. Ingredients include onions, garlic, salt, HOT peppers, cilantro and tomatillos. All smashed up. Needless to say, it was YUMMY!

This is the most elegant presentation of a spinach salad I have ever seen. The spinach is wrapped/rolled in the thin slice of cucumber, topped with slices of red grapefruit and orange, garnished with very few chucks of bleu cheese, sliced apple and almonds.

Creamed corn soup.................enough said. You can tell by Kathy's arms, she's impressed!

Paddy's chili relleno with rice and guacamole.

I ordered the grilled tuna (rare!!!) in a balsamic vinegar, mashed potatoes with a homemade potato chip standing in the center and steamed veggies. Guess what my reaction was???

Sue and Geoff ordered the molejito (sp?), a stew of meat, fish, or shrimp served in the mortar with cilantro and green onions.

After a few beers and margaritas!

Kathy, Don (Wild Rose), Paddy, the Queen, Sue and Geoff (BlueJacket) at Bandido's.

Decided we need to see the village in the day light. Here's a parade float being constructed on a pick up. Something's going on??? It's 10:50 p.m. and there is a lot of music and fireworks on shore. This is a happening place.