19.04.2017 – Patchwork-blog-story (part 1)

Once upon a time there was a small water drop, that fell from the sky into the Atlantic ocean. The area, where he was now, was called Madeira island and to be even more precise, the area was called Calheta. The little water drop immediately felt home in this deep blue ocean and it was as if he was everywhere at the same time. He heard the Striped dolphins far out from the island warning their young ones not to swim that close to the boats. He felt the fear of the Beaked whales and was amazed at these huge sunfish, drifting at the ocean’s surface. He even heard little Julia onboard the Stenella laughing while riding the waves on the rib. And there was someone else, a small boy named Henning… (tomorrow Fatima will continue these little story)

by Claudia Gomes

Sighting of the day:

Ribeira Brava
10.00: Striped dolphins, Sunfish

Stenella
10.00: Striped dolphins, Blainville’s beaked whales
15.00: Blainville’s beaked whales