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We book an independent excursion through a third party to do a combo SCUBA/snorkeling trip. They took us out to Pelican Rocks. It was great for the divers but very choppy for the snorkelers as every glass-bottom boat in the area cut through here. I felt like I really had to watch my kids closely. They had fun but half an hour was enough with the chop and rented equipment for the younger ones.

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We ended up on the beach at Victor's and Randi buys the first round. The kids played on the wide, shallow beach and we had lunch there as well. About the only blemish was the endless parade of vendors asking us to buy things -- even putting them in DS5's hands!

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DH took DD8 and DS5 to Vallarta Adventures' dolphin center for a program called "Dolphin Kids." No dolphin ride, but the smaller kids can pet them and kiss them, play ball and dance with them, etc. They were the only 2 in their group and were in the water on a shallow shelf for 45 minutes. DH was far away, making the pictures difficult, so he got talked into buying a CD at the end for $99. At least they let them pick the pictures from the many they took.