My grand kids (9,7,6,and 6) and their parents went down to SPI and went on the Pirate Ship at Pirate's Landing. They had a blast. I bought the tickets at discount at the Home and Garden Show at the McAllen Convention Center.

They had sword fights, eye patches, water gun fights, face and arm painting...saw lots of porpoises(sp?) and sailed almost to Boca Chica before returning to a fish dinner. It was a couple of hours and I think it cost about $30 a head.

they are dolphins... no porpoises in the gulf

I stand corrected.

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For years many people have used the word dolphin and porpoise interchangeably. Many people mistakenly believe that a dolphin is a porpoise and vice versa. They are very similar indeed and share many common characteristics. However, there are some differences between the two. Let’s discuss the similarities and differences so you can amaze your friends with your knowledge.

Both dolphins and porpoises are mammals. Even though they both live in the ocean, they are not fish. They do not have breathing gills. They have lungs and breathe air. Both also give birth to live young and nurse those young. A mammal is also characterized by having the presence of hair: when dolphins and porpoises are small, there are small hair follicles.

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[This message has been edited by oldvalleyrat (edited 4/28/2009 9:25a).]