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, […]
April 1, 2017

21.03.2017 – Spring season

Entering the spring season, one of my favorite periods for whale watching, we saw in the morning Bottlenose dolphins and in the afternoon Striped dolphins and […]
March 31, 2017

20.03.2017 – The old man and the sea

No spectacular sightings today but never the less a nice trip with our old skipper Senhor Luis. Nobody is able to hold on the candle to […]
March 30, 2017

19.03.2017 – Its better in the SW side

Sunday afternoon, still with a relatively calm searching area in front of Calheta and with very little boats outside, we had a group of Bottlenose dolphins […]