April 25, 2018

06.04.2018 – A colorful marvel of nature

This morning on board the Ribeira Brava our guests experienced a wet and wavy ocean. Even if we didn’t find marine mammals, I hope the guests […]
April 24, 2018

05.04.2018 – Placid ocean

After experiencing the potential force of the Atlantic Ocean during the severe storms two weeks ago the weather here on the island is gradually approaching summer […]
April 23, 2018

04.04.2018 – Behold the Bottlenose

Energetic, charismatic, smart, sophisticated… the list goes on and on. The numerous adjectives used to describe the unique, dynamic behavior of the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) […]
April 22, 2018

03.04.2018 – Day of the double leaps

This morning we met a huge school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), traveling in more or less 200m ocean depths very close to the shore line […]
April 21, 2018

02.04.2018 – A new page

When a new season starts it is always like opening a new book. Which stories will be told? Lively, fascinating, amazing and gentle adventures that are […]
April 19, 2018

31.03.2018 – Spending Easter with dolphins

We kick-started our Easter weekend with the first snorkeling trip of the year involving some very shy Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). The group was very […]
April 17, 2018

30.03.2018 – Organise and Manage

Calm waters, a sunny day and good visibility for everyone, including our spotter. Both boats sailed out in the morning and several species were already located […]
April 15, 2018

29.03.2018 – Shy transients

Social structures amongst the toothed whale (Odontoceti) members can vary from the matriarchal family structures of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to […]
April 13, 2018

28.03.2018 – Scattered and dispersed

A much lesser affluence of dolphins today was the great contrast from the past trips. Our sightings were of lower dolphin aggregations and scattered along the […]