Manzanillo - Mexico

This our last port of call prior to two sea days and our return to San Diego.
Manzanillo is a working port and town and not touristy at all. How would you know this - store prices are in Pesos and not US$.
It is not a large town but we did manage a fairly extensive walkabout and got the opportunity to wander into the side streets and local stores.
After lunch Ed ventured out on his own to do a bit more exploring but the further he wandered away from the central part of town the less safe he felt - he took that as a cue to retrace his steps to the area walked earlier in the day with Christine - he did not want to take a chance and become a statistic mentioned on a news programme.

 This representation of a Blue Marlin dominates the waterfront. It is 50 to 60 feet high and can be seen from quite far out to sea. The travelers palm in the foreground arrays its branches in a flat arc and all palms in the same hemisphere are naturally aligned to the same direction.

 We are almost done for this trip but Christine still has a knowing smile on her face - she must have our next holiday already planned.

 This is a hardware and general dealers store - it was full of wonderful "stuff". What a giant sling shot would be used for, I do not know.

 This is a typical scene at a bank in South and Central America. The street is totally blocked with traffic and the bank customers are lined up outside - a security guard holds the door and persons are allowed inside the bank one at a time. Too bad if you are in a hurry for some cash.

 This old fellow was camped out in the forecourt of a gas station trying to sell his one fish. He was very energetic, swinging the fish around and shouting to attract a buyer - very funny.

Mid afternoon - the fishermen are getting the boats ready for their next day early morning departure. It was very interesting - they had motors apart, they were fixing holes in nets, stringing hooks on long lines and being generally very busy. Assuming they fish five, perhaps six, days a week this is a very hard way to make a living.