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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Monday, October 20, 2025, 21:29 (328 days ago)


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Once again, the rain forecast to arrive during the wee hours never materialized. It fizzled out down the coast. We're going through the change of season when it gets hot and humid, more than it's been during the past several months, but it seems the more we wish for rain, the less we get. Storms continue passing by off the coast taunting us. So frustrating.

Not many visitors around today, but the cifras alegres released by the state tourism office say we had 75% occupancy this past weekend. Maybe. Seems like an exaggeration, though.

The lagoon is closed up at Barra de Potosí, and the water continues rising as it does every year. The fishermen are loving the catch of camarones and fish due to the closed lagoon, but the restaurant operators who have invaded the edges of the lagoon are seeing their places flooded. Maybe they should've built on stilts. Mother nature knows her job, and the law prohibits digging open the mouth of the lagoon. Hopefully someone is making sure the law is respected. Salt producers fill up their areas with the brackish water and must wait until the water recedes.

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Cambios EstaZIHonales

by Jeannemarie @, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 06:07 (328 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

That is fascinating about the lagoon. Do you mean the mouth of the lagoon gets full of sand. - to form a natural dam? If so, when does the sand usually wash out? Can you explain that a little more? Thanks.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 08:22 (328 days ago) @ Jeannemarie

That is fascinating about the lagoon. Do you mean the mouth of the lagoon gets full of sand. - to form a natural dam? If so, when does the sand usually wash out? Can you explain that a little more? Thanks.

Yes, a sandbar forms at the mouth of the lagoon. As water continues entering the lagoon from its tributaries, it will eventually spill over the sandbar. It might open the lagoon, but it's not a sure thing. Since there is no rain in the forecast in the foreseeable future and no storms passing by generating big waves, the restaurants could remain flooded for months. The restaurant owners knew the risks when they built their restaurants in the flood zone.