August 31, 2019

21.08.2019 – Rest and recreation

As different as we all are from each other, so too are the whales, different even more, in size, shape, behaviour, favourite food, and favourite pastime. […]
August 21, 2019

11.08.2019 – Squid season

Summertime is the best time to indulge on sun, sea and…squid! August typically marks the beginning of deep-sea squid season here in Madeira, locally known as […]
August 17, 2019

07.08.2019 – The madeira sun

The madeira sun is a force to be reckoned with. It makes our island into the little paradise that it is. It shows us graceful dolphins […]
August 7, 2019

29.07.2019 – Mysteries of the deep

Madeira, as you may know, is a Vulcanic island, it is the top of a 6 km high volcanic mountain rising off the ocean floor, that […]
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 3, 2019

25.07.2019 – Touched by nature

It can be the reflection of a sun on a smooth sea. It can be an encounter with these small, nimble, cheeky Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella […]
June 16, 2019

04.06.2019 – From Stars, starlets and traces in the sand

This morning Ribeira Brava sailed on a beautiful sea. Like the last few days, the Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) became the object of admiration of our […]
June 7, 2019

24.05.2019 – The hunter & the hunted

The cetaceans we seek out on the ocean are all voracious predators that hunt both at the surface and at larger depths using a variety of […]
June 6, 2019

22.05.2019 – Elegant escape technique

Many Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were there today to the delight of our guests. The group was spread over a wide area and in the subgroups […]