Can't ask for much more of a $10 1.5 hour cruise around the lower Laguna Madre to watch dolphins and handle whatever gets dragged up from the area near the docks and causeway. (The animals are returned to the water at the end.) The captain and mate were informative and very friendly, and even rescued a passenger's cap that had gone overboard. The dolphins put on a great show, including a couple of breaches (see photos), and the animals brought up in the net were small but varied, including a butterfly ray. (They did not appear to be harmed by the experience.) If the weather's good, this is a great way to spend an early afternoon at South Padre.