Yesterday we made a rainy-season outing to Saladita and Troncones from Zihua town. It’s the height of the summer tourist season now, when the kids are out of school and there’s a lot of family action going on along the beaches; La Saladita and Troncones are no exceptions, although it’s quieter there than along the town beaches.
Our first stop was La Saladita, where we hung out for a couple of hours while J. hit the surf and I hit the beach for a long beach-comb. There were piles of twisted driftwood along the beach (and happily not too much plastic garbage!) and lots of exposed rocks of all sizes. On my walk, I managed to collect about a dozen ojos de venado (buck eyes, hard seeds of the Mucuna pruriens vine that grows along riverbanks hereabouts, reputed to stave off bad luck). After that I settled in under a palm tree with a book and a frozen mango smoothie from Lourdes’ restaurant/bar/surf hangout. Great way to spend the morning.
Driving back toward Zihuatanejo, we hooked in to Troncones Beach and stopped at the Burro Borracho Restaurant for a quick lunch before heading back into town. The green of the vegetation along the highway and on the hills is spectacular this time of year.
Below are a few photos from our day.
Zihuatanejo, Troncones Beach and La Saladita are all wonderful Pacific coast destinations on the Mexican Riviera.
La Saladita
Playa la Saladita
La Saladita point
Moss and driftwood
Long view of La Saladita
Troncones Beach
The surf at Troncones Beach
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