August 18, 2019

08.08.2019 – Blank space

Our charismatic summer visitors, the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) were the cetaceans sighted on all five tours today. The vast Atlantic almost seemed like an […]
August 14, 2019

04.08.2019 – The more, the merrier

It cant get any better than this! Our snorkelers were not prepared for the enormous group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) waiting to greet us […]
August 12, 2019

02.08.2019 – Bottle-nosed boldness

People love dolphins and generally dolphins have a wonderful reputation for being approachable, gentle-natured creatures. The most social of all the dolphins, on an interspecies level, […]
August 6, 2019

28.07.2019 – The blue resilience

Everyone knows that the natural world on our planet is in peril and this impending doom doesn’t pick sides or favour anybody, not even human beings. […]
August 2, 2019

24.07.2019 – Salty

I had the pleasure of guiding the tours on both our vessels today and on both tours we encountered one of my personal favourites, the Atlantic […]
August 1, 2019

23.07.2019 – Taking the plunge

Its always good to start the day with an underwater encounter with some cheeky Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) whilst darting through the water during our […]
July 30, 2019

21.07.2019 – Stenella sundays

The final day of this eventful week was spent in the company of some lovely guests and the two species of the small dolphin genus Stenella, […]
July 27, 2019

18.07.2019 – A sign of the times

While all seasons are ideal for whale-watching in Madeira, I think its safe to say that we are all children of the summer here at Lobosonda, […]
July 25, 2019

16.07.2019 – Mama?

Having my mother on board as a special guest on todays wonderful Stenella tour delivered food for thought regarding the upbringing of little cetacean calves and […]