September 18, 2019

07.09.2019 – Swimming with the stream

The heroes of our current history are the Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) that we encountered today. Our first sea turtle we saw was accompanied by some […]
September 17, 2019

06.09.2019 – The friendlies

One thing many people can agree on is that dolphins are incredibly charming creatures. Their upbeat swimming, their gleeful leaps, their nurturant social life, their permanent […]
September 15, 2019

04.09.2019 – Dynamic dash

Toothed whales are pretty much always on the move and may be travelling for a number of reasons. Often the pace is determined by the leading […]
September 14, 2019

03.09.2019 – A poem about the ocean

The ocean is far, the ocean is blue and for sure it is not only for me and you. The boat rides the waves very well […]
September 13, 2019

02.09.2019 – High speed chase

Every animal has to eat, this goes for us, but also for the dolphins and whales we saw today. The ocean’s plentiful bounty provides ample opportunity […]
September 11, 2019

01.09.2019 – Shared existence

Our transition into the month of September happened on board our zodiac, the Stenella, who brought us to sightings involving her two namesakes this morning; the […]
September 10, 2019

31.08.2019 – A striped afternoon

Today we went to the west to watch a school of Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). At the beginning, they put on a show. Long, flat jumps […]
September 9, 2019

30.08.2019 – Famous & notorious

It did not took us long to arrive at the brunch area of our Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Cory‘s Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis). Fortunately, quite […]
September 8, 2019

29.09.2019 – Routine vs ritual

While some animals have some sort of daily routine, for instance feeding at certain times of the day, dolphins tend to be more opportunistic in their […]