December 19, 2018

11.10.2018 – Exception to the rule

The toothed whale family (Odontoceti) members show a variety of hydrodynamic body shapes which determine how they surface to breathe. This is partially why swim behavior […]
December 18, 2018

10.12.12018 – Tranquility

The placid ocean and summery conditions this morning easened our teams search for the cetaceans roaming the Southwestern waters of the island today. Our spotter managed […]
December 17, 2018

07.12.2018 – Return to start

Only a few of the many interesting marine animals stand as “special guests” on our passport. A sweet representative of this guest list is the Loggerhead […]
December 14, 2018

04.12.2018 – Venus & Mars

What a show! The lucky guests aboard our traditional boat were granted a spectacular Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) sighting this morning, with two animals breaching several […]
December 13, 2018

03.12.2018 – Eye-catcher

Nothing is more rewarding than ending a long search of cetaceans with a group of curious animals. After scanning a vast search area under somewhat challenging […]
December 12, 2018

01.12.2018 – Joyful moments

The last month of the year has begun and what better way to welcome the festive season than with a curious group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops […]
December 11, 2018

30.11.2018 – In flow

This morning everything was in a flow! Just out of the harbor and we had already two interested Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) riding in Ribeira Brava‘s bow wave. After […]
December 10, 2018

29.11.2018 – Foam & Fountains

During todays afternoon tour, our spotter directed us to a mixed group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) who were travelling […]
December 7, 2018

28.11.2018 – Suddenly

Today’s tour developed into a surprising way. As soon as we were leaving the harbour we had already the information of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus).  A […]