March 18, 2017

10.03.2017 – Invasion of floating terror

This is a marine hydrozoan, our first sighting of the day was a very frequent one at this time of the year. A large number of Physalia […]
March 14, 2017

02.03.2017 – In the nick of time…

Last day of the week before the NW wind arrives and we have managed to make at the last minute three trips starting from Calheta. As […]
March 8, 2017

25.02.2017 – Life happening!

On today’s trip we had the sighting of the three smaller species of dolphins, we even saw two Loggerhead sea-turtles since the weather was ideal. When we […]
March 6, 2017

24.02.2017 – Do we ever hoist sail?

On board the Ribeira Brava guests often ask if we still use the sail, this is always something that intrigues our guests. Right after the question was […]
March 4, 2017

23.02.2017 – Curar o olhado

With the Ribeira Brava back from dry dock and ready for season 2017, the first sighting was a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). During […]
February 15, 2017

07.02.2017 – Taking turns

It´s always a privilege to see this majestic animals during our trips, especially when they are resting or socialising at surface. That was the case in […]
February 6, 2017

31.01.2017 – A trip to measure

Because of the strong wind on the west side of the Island we decided that our cruise ship guests wouldn’t have to come to Calheta, because […]
February 4, 2017

30.01.2017 – Feeding day

Today on our morning trip we had the pleasure of taking part on a feeding frenzy, a big pod of around 50 Common dolphins and Spotted […]
January 30, 2017

27.01.2017 – Towards success

On todays tour we headed West. After Paul do Mar we discovered a large Loggerhead turtle, after she dove and we turned our backs to the […]