August 2, 2021
Today there was a dolphin overabundance in the sea. Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) made the blue expanses unsafe. There were feeding situations in many areas. […]
August 1, 2021
Not only we humans like to go to brunch on Sundays. Marine mammals also seem to like it. Today there were many fishy “picnic” places. The […]
July 30, 2021
Our team passed through a year with very few baleen whale sightings making the abundant Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) this last week beyond reassuring. These slender, […]
July 29, 2021
We all search for them, those islands in the sun. In Madeira the cloudless sunny skies and crystal clear waters associated with those dreamy islands are […]
July 26, 2021
Today the Atlantic was brimming with cetacean activity and most of the action took place in the waters further west of Calheta, between Jardim do Mar […]
July 22, 2021
How spectacular! I sure did not expect to have such an enjoyable tour this afternoon despite the fantastic sightings that the rest of our crew had […]
July 15, 2021
What an eventful day! I hardly had time to explain the biology and life cycles of the animals with so much going on! The warm summer […]
July 6, 2021
In the morning, our guests had a very nice encounter with a group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which moved full of energy towards Funchal. The […]
July 4, 2021
The beauty about encounters with wild marine mammals is that there are always the unexpected. No two days are alike at sea. Everything is always different, […]