April 11, 2017

04.04.2017 – Surprises

This morning we had some bad news from our mechanic. Instead of a trip with our beloved Ribeira Brava we went out on our sporty boat Stenella. […]
April 10, 2017

03.04.2017 – Perfect weather…

… and not so many guests around at the moment but we still managed to do an afternoon trip with Stenella. We could observe a big […]
April 9, 2017

02.04.2017 – Sunday feelings

Question: Who likes to work on Sunday´s? Answer: All depends on the type of work… The winter season has ended and so has Lobosonda´s day off […]
April 7, 2017

31.03.2017 – Distances

March will close with an afternoon trip on Ribeira Brava. Some of our guests were astonished about the way the ocean was moving. Much less then […]
April 6, 2017

30.03.2017 – Sustainability and long liners

During our tours with the RIBEIRA BRAVA with large groups of Bottlenose dolphins during both trips, we also saw some Tuna fishing vessels setting their gear […]
April 5, 2017

29.03.2017 – Preview of Summer

Last trips of April and on both tours with the Ribeira Brava, we saw Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins. A calm day with no wind, remembering […]
April 4, 2017

27.03.2017 – Why cetaceans don’t get the bends?

The “bends” or decompression sickness in scuba-divers, happens when gas bubbles expand to quickly and block blood flow somewhere in the circulatory system. This expanded gas […]
April 3, 2017

25.03.2017 – The traditional boat

With the Ribeira Brava being the only boat operating at Lobosonda for the moment, we had a nice sighting of Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins in […]
April 2, 2017

22.03.2017 e 23.03.2017 – Fin whales in front of Ponta do Sol

In this past two days we had Fin whales as the most sighted baleen whales, in front of Ponta do Sol. The approach hasn’t been easy, […]