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."

Will Puerto Penasco hotels have rooms for spring breakers?

When Manny's is looking like this, you're probably on spring break in Puerto Penasco! Photo: Julie Lunt

Many Americans are changing travel plans because of the economy, but according to a recent article in the Hartford Courant titled Economy is no threat to spring break travel, college students aren't among them. At least not when it comes to whooping it up during spring break.

And of course the beaches of Cancun, Mazatlan, Los Cabos and Acapulco are all going to get hit with the onslaught as well as our dear neighbor Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point).

Whoo hoo!
The question is, are the hotels in Rocky Point going to have rooms this close to spring break? If you haven't made reservations for accommodations in Puerto Penasco, you might want to hurry. For you partiers, the area near Mirador will fill up fast, as will Playa Bonita and Penasco del Sol. If you want a little peace and quiet there are quite a few condos and homes to rent from Princesa on Sandy Beach to Las Conchas.

And you can always try showing up without a place to stay. We've done it before during a holiday weekend and lucked out. Just remember, passing out on the beach in front of Manny's does not qualify as "accommodations."