July 18, 2019

09.07.2019 – What are the odds

On an average day, we leave our marina in Calheta with an optimistic feeling. Not only because this is a good way to go through life, […]
July 11, 2019

03.07.2019 – Go with the flow

Part of responsible whale watching is preparation, when our spotter leads us to a sighting he also informs the captain how the animals are behaving. This […]
July 9, 2019

02.07.2019 – Bonus round

Today was a day of dolphins, and a diverse one at that. We usually like to make sure our guests know that observing dolphins in the […]
July 5, 2019

29.06.2019 – A la carte

When you go out to dinner on a warm summer evening in Madeira, and you order a delicious grilled squid or one of the many local […]
April 29, 2019

Mirror, mirror; Self-awareness in Bottlenose dolphins

The profound social structure and problem-solving abilities of several species of primates has allowed the Great Ape project to make an overwhelming case for the claim […]
April 22, 2019

Luís Pereira Roque, Captain

Senhor Luis was born 1939 in Madeira, in the small village of Camera de Lobos. He was a fisherman for more than 60 years. Senhor Luis […]
April 22, 2019

“Voices in the ocean” by Susan Casey

After working through my first summer season as a guide at Lobosonda, it was sadly time to return to the European continent, a place void of […]
April 22, 2019

More sentient beings than we thought…

I would like to start this article with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi. “The more helpless a living being is, the greater his right to human […]
April 22, 2019

Face to face- Snorkeling with dolphins in the open ocean

I must admit that I cannot really recall my first ever snorkeling tour with Lobosonda since it was part of my training, which left me focused […]