May 21, 2019

08.05.2019 – Surface action

Our day began on windy seas with an eventful sighting of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), that socialised amongst one another actively at the surface, entertaining all […]
May 20, 2019

07.05.2019 – Águas vivas

The Spring season often surprises us with fantastic sightings out on the Atlantic Ocean with a variety of cetacean species but also many other ocean inhabitants. […]
May 17, 2019

06.05.2019 – Shades of grey

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) dominated the sightings on both our boats today….and what a spectacular show they delivered! Our Ribeira Brava had to venture far out […]
May 16, 2019

04.05.2019 – Richer ocean soup

Since Spring marks the transition season between winter and summer, for marine life encounters it can be considered one of the best times to witness the […]
May 15, 2019

03.05.2019 – Spectres

During our trips today we encountered two species of dolphin who are both famous for their characteristic decorative markings: the Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and […]
May 14, 2019

02.05.2019 – Typically striped

Today we had a very natural sunscreen on our tour, a thick, gray cloud cover. A small group of Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) behaved typically “striped”, […]
May 13, 2019

01.05.2019- Spring cleaning

Lobosonda kicked off this bank holiday with a truly rewarding Spring Beach Cleanup which took place on the beautiful beach of Madalena do Mar. This was […]
May 10, 2019

30.04.2019 – The Beauty and the Beast

What do you write on a day like this? Where do you start? What gets priority? Not without reason is today’s blog title: Beauty and the […]
May 9, 2019

29.04.2019 – A broader horizon

Both our boats had wonderful sightings today. I had the pleasure of guiding a wonderful trip aboard our traditional boat this afternoon where we saw no […]