Pelicans and Dolphins...

Both are fun to watch.  And on a gorgeous day like this, some boat time to see them is the way to go.

We took off just before noon...

Out our canal and heading towards the turning basin, we saw the first dorsal fin...

Yep, coming right up to the boat...

The running joke in our family is about Steph's bad karma with being on a boat - the dolphins can sense that.  Apparently, Steph has gotten beyond that, and we were blessed with dolphins swimming up to the boat...

And under the boat (above).  While they were feeding, we watched the pelicans and dolphins plying the same water...

We saw this bait shrimper coming our way...

Sometimes we see dolphins behind them, but this one didn't have their nets down - they are heading home.

We cruised down the ship channel to South Bay so Steph and Dan could see Space-X, from a distance...

Heading for home.  White pelicans, with the lighthouse at Port Isabel visible in the background...

The white pelicans are winter visitors - they had to be enjoying this lovely day in the Tropical Tip.  It was in the mid-70s while we were out and about.

We stopped to check out this pufferfish...

We showed Steph and Dan a couple roseate spoonbills...

One (above) with some pelicans.  Solo below...

We pointed out other birds and points of interest, including some local color.  They got to see where fuel barges will be unloading in our local port, starting next month.  We talked about the wildlife.  It was a fun outing, being able to see a bunch in a relatively short time.  Of course, the dolphins were the highlight.