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December 17, 2019

09.12.2019 – Smooth transition

Today our traditional boat ventured out onto the Atlantic twice in search of cetaceans. Both times, the calm ocean surprised us with beautiful sightings of Short-finned […]
December 16, 2019

07.12.2019 – An open circle (St Nicholas Beach Clean Up)

Today a small but very engaged group of people joined Lobosonda and Zerowaste Madeira to clean the beach of Madalena do Mar. A lot of debris […]
December 12, 2019

Blinded by the light

In summer, the warm evening air rings with the strange but instantly recognisable calls of hundreds of Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) nesting in the crevices of […]
December 11, 2019

03.12.2019 – Unofficially winter

The official transition of Autumn into winter begins on the 21st or the 22nd of December in the Northern Hemisphere, just days before Christmas. In Madeira […]
December 10, 2019

02.12.2019 – Island of rainbows

The sky was slightly overcast with several, scattered rain showers trailing along the coastline as our Ribeira Brava set out to sea this morning. The beautiful […]
December 9, 2019

30.11.2019 – Big pursuit

Before we set off on todays morning tour on our Stenella, I was asked by two guests whether I ever had an encounter with a Blue […]
December 7, 2019

29.11.2019 – The waiting game

Whale-watching is a concoction of patience and excitement; the knowledge that animals are around and could surface at any moment creates silent anticipation amongst all our […]
December 5, 2019

28.11.2019 – Familiar Lineup

Both our boats enjoyed calm conditions and great visibility out at sea today, setting the perfect stage for wonderful sightings with Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and […]
December 3, 2019

26.11.2019 – Deep blue sea

When admiring the picturesque island of Madeira from out at sea, the fact that the archipelago is part of an underwater mountain range becomes quite visible. […]