December 23, 2019

13.12.2019 – White wings

The superstitious ones amongst us would not expect an afternoon trip out on the ocean on a date like Friday the 13th to go as wonderfully […]
December 20, 2019

12.12.2019 – Queens

Our traditional boat faced rather gusty conditions as we cruised westward three nautical miles off the coast of Paul do Mar. Here, at the edge of […]
December 19, 2019

11.12.2019 – Striking gold

Our zodiac had an absolutely spectacular trip out on the Atlantic Ocean today and…I’m not sure whether it was so incredible because my camera eventually ran […]
December 18, 2019

10.12.2019 – Sundowner

Several cameras were directed at the waters in front of Calheta today as our traditional boat cruised through the Atlantic this evening. The overcast sky and […]
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 […]