Random Memories of Zih...

* Crowds of excited locals milling around the impromptu "Raw Bar" on the end of Playa La Ropa . Fisherman doing a fire sale business dishing up heaping plates of raw mussels, oysters and other shellfish accompanied by chile sauce and limes.

*The resident dog at the beach side Rossy's Restaurant whose sneaky lounge chair territorial antics are infamous - and scary. Daniel's yearly 'dog whisperer" counseling sessions with said dog.

* Watching two college aged gringos comb the beach at Las Gatas for their lost silver ring. Me knowing instinctively where it was and walking 100 feet down the sand directly to it. Happy, appreciative and flabbergasted young men.

*Searching out and finding the hidden 'pirate cemetery' in the overgrown empty lot at the end of Calle Adellita... the delicious feeling of being frightened in the middle of the day.

*The odd night spent listening to our upstairs neighbors engage in a loud spanking game accompanied by occasional shouts in an unknown foreign language.

*Giggling shop girls at the local fabric store trying to figure out what I meant by a 'hook and eye".

*The uncanny resemblance of Bandido's sweetest employee, Carlos, to Bobby Darin

And Troncones and Beyond...

* Sitting with Juan the low key beach vendor who seems to enjoy talking about his family and life as much as trying to sell you something.

* The mystery of the $4.00 USD beers at the Tropic of Cancer Full Moon Party.. was it something we said?

* Amazing towel folding skills of Dindia, the ever cheerful housekeeper at Inn at Manzanillo Bay.. and her sincere and earnest goodbye when we packed to go.