June 10, 2021
There’s something eerily beautiful about the intelligence of a dolphin. It’s so relatable yet so different at the same time. The lives of these perfectly adapted […]
June 9, 2021
On a planned tour, my morning gaze as a guide falls naturally on the sea. Today it looked very promising at first. I liked the reflection […]
June 7, 2021
Our first sighting today was as calm as the sea. A Blainville beaked whale mother (Mesoplodon densirostris) roamed the sea with her offspring. Mother and calf […]
June 6, 2021
We literally had all hands on deck this morning at Lobosonda with a part of our crew aboard the Stenella for a snorkelling tour and the […]
June 5, 2021
This morning we took our guests to the five star sea restaurant. There is the freshest table you can get. What is a pleasure to eat […]
June 3, 2021
This morning we went far, far, far out. And who likes to be so far from the coastline? Yes, the Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). They moved […]
June 1, 2021
Our Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) often create a good mood among our guests. This agile, small species of dolphin is usually very curious and often […]
May 26, 2021
Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) belong to some of Portugal’s most emblematic species. Until 1981 theses magnificent animals were hunted in Madeira, with the enormous oil reservoir […]
May 24, 2021
Gusts of wind were lightly ripping at the surface of the Atlantic as our Stenella drove out of Calheta for our morning tour. Our spotter turned […]