The first Zihuatanejo Cross-the-Bay swim is taking place this Saturday, December 5, 2009.
(1ra travesia a nado en la Bahía de Zihuatanejo, Guerrero)
Distance: 2.4 kms, from Playa la Ropa to Playa Las Gatas, starting 8 a.m.
Inscriptions accepted as of 1 December at the municipal sports offices and at the Unidad Deportiva de Zihuatanejo; or you can [...]
Our friend Owen Lee is back in town for the season and has just announced the reopening of the Nature Study Center at his Las Gatas Beach installation in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The official reopening ceremony will be happening this Saturday, November 28 (amendment: date moved to Dec. 5, 2009) starting at 3 p.m. at the [...]
There are basically two ways to reach Las Gatas Beach in Zihuatanejo Bay: by boat taxi from the municipal pier, or by walking. Although there are some roads being cut in to developments overlooking Las Gatas from above and behind, none of these provide direct vehicular access to this splendid, white-sanded crescent of beach, where [...]
As an addendum to my last post about Owen Lee’s birthday celebrations at the Las Gatas Beach Club, here’s an excerpt from a video that Owen produced and published on Youtube.com, called “The End Game” – a short and evocative introductory bio in which he talks about his history, love of the sea and SCUBA [...]
Wow, we’ve been having a few overcast days lately – high clouds partially obscuring the direct sun which nevertheless does not cease to warm us up more than comfortably, toast our skin while on the beach (caution: you can burn just as easily under these skies!) and make us sweat walking around town. This is [...]