Still Manzinillo...

Manzanillo is a port on the way to becoming a
bigger port. Lots of ships come in and out of the
bay and some stay for a couple of days. Wonder
what it must be like to be on a ship day in and
day out. I go stir-crazy in a condo in a matter
of hours.

There is a lot of sealife to be seen and watched out
for. Turns, pelicans, seagulls and some little white birds that attack the pelicans and are attacked by the turns. Then there are the dead fish that wash up in the surf. If you are not careful you can get stabbed by one of these little guys:

Cutest little faces! When I first saw a pile of these they looked like furry fish. Closer examination they are puffer fish. Though some cultures consider them a delicacy, the Mexicans don't and the birds don't seem to be interested in them either.

The architecture is pretty amazing and diverse. From your typical beach restaurants to clean modern lines.




And then there is the footprints in the
sand that seem to appear out of nowhere.

Walking on this beach takes a lot of effort. Recently the shoreline has changed and become very sloped. Usually where you would have hard sand to walk on it is just soft. To get the hard sand you have to walk very close to the incoming waves and often get very wet from a large powerful wave. The water going out is as forceful as the water coming in and often cause an explosion of water on meeting.





So, my purpose in coming to Manzanillo was to see if it was a good fit for moving here.
While there are plenty of nice places to rent at very affordable prices, it is large with a population of over 130,000. A bit too big for this small town girl. Although I keep vascillating between maybe coming for 6 months and then heading back to Oregon for 6 months. I am left feeling life this picture ---------------------->
grrr!