December 31, 2018

One year, two storms

Our work as a whale-watching company is partially weather dependent. Of course we dont stay put if it’s just drizzling and our spotter locates a nice […]
December 29, 2018

22.12.2018 – Wondrous assimilative capacity

Today the ocean gave us a wintry sea with some waves, a bit more saltwater in our ears and fortunately also a curious Loggerhead turtle (Caretta […]
December 28, 2018

Birthday bird

The Atlantic ocean was unbelievably generous to me on my birthday this year and surprised me with a spectacular Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) sighting in the […]
December 27, 2018

19.12.2018 – Conversations in the rain

The slight drizzle and wet weather out on the Atlantic did not dampen our motivation to go out and find cetaceans. Our traditional boat was only […]
December 26, 2018

18.12.2018 – Together

Dolphins like to be together, infact the term social is the most frequently used description for these charismatic creatures. The complex social bonds within dolphin communities […]
December 25, 2018

15.10.2018 – Apnoe artists

It was an unexpectedly spectacular day out on the Atlantic. Our spotter lead us to a herd of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that contained tiny little […]
December 24, 2018

14.12.2018 – Everyone is different

Some may think that dolphins are always interactive. That is not so! A contact with these little marine mammals is often species-dependent and definitely situational. Some […]
December 21, 2018

13.12.2018 – Scar tissue

We had sightings of two very charismatic cetacean species today, both of which can be encountered throughout the year in Madeiras waters; the Short-finned pilot whales […]
December 20, 2018

12.12.2018 – Calm & choppy

This morning our traditional boat found itself gliding on a flat ocean with the suns rays warming its deck, so much so that the majority of […]