April 17, 2017

08.04.2017 – Nice contacts

Our encounters with the marine mammals are created always in the way that animals allows it. With the Common Dolphins today it took some time but […]
April 15, 2017

07.04.2017 – Calm Ocean

It has been a sunny and calm morning on board the Ribeira Brava, the Bottlenose Dolphins were heading calmly and with some distance towards east and the […]
April 9, 2017

02.04.2017 – Sunday feelings

Question: Who likes to work on Sunday´s? Answer: All depends on the type of work… The winter season has ended and so has Lobosonda´s day off […]
April 7, 2017

31.03.2017 – Distances

March will close with an afternoon trip on Ribeira Brava. Some of our guests were astonished about the way the ocean was moving. Much less then […]
April 6, 2017

30.03.2017 – Sustainability and long liners

During our tours with the RIBEIRA BRAVA with large groups of Bottlenose dolphins during both trips, we also saw some Tuna fishing vessels setting their gear […]
April 5, 2017

29.03.2017 – Preview of Summer

Last trips of April and on both tours with the Ribeira Brava, we saw Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins. A calm day with no wind, remembering […]
April 4, 2017

27.03.2017 – Why cetaceans don’t get the bends?

The “bends” or decompression sickness in scuba-divers, happens when gas bubbles expand to quickly and block blood flow somewhere in the circulatory system. This expanded gas […]
April 3, 2017

25.03.2017 – The traditional boat

With the Ribeira Brava being the only boat operating at Lobosonda for the moment, we had a nice sighting of Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins in […]
April 1, 2017

21.03.2017 – Spring season

Entering the spring season, one of my favorite periods for whale watching, we saw in the morning Bottlenose dolphins and in the afternoon Striped dolphins and […]