Spring break activities in Puerto Penasco that won't make you puke.

I know, most Americans heading to Rocky Point for spring break are thinking "Party, party, party!" but you don't have spend the entire time with a beer bong stuffed down your esophagus. Here are some local activities that don't necessarily involve drinking to be enjoyable.

Learn something. Amaze your friends and astonish your family by loading up on fun facts about the local environment. Check out CEDO over in Las Conchas to find out what sea creatures are swimming with you, where all the sand came from and why driving your ATV anywhere you feel like is a bad, bad idea.

While you're over there stop by the CET-MAR Aquarium, where you can see sea turtles, sea horses, sea lions and other sea-inhabiting creatures.

Complement your knowledge of Mexican beers with knowledge of Mexican sea life at the CET-MAR Aquarium. Photo: Julie Lunt

Eat something. Slurp some oysters at an oyster farm, hit the taco stands for some carne asada, barbecue some fish you bought at the fish market, just stuff yourselves before gulping down the margaritas. Please.

Sit on something. Kayak an estuary, learn to sail, fly in an ultralight over Sandy Beach or bounce on a banana boat.

And finally, stay out of jail and come home alive. All that liquid courage can make you do stupid, stupid things. When your family is asked about your whereabouts, they don't want to start their reply with "He/She was doing stupid things in Mexico."