July 15, 2021

09.07.2021 – Amazing vol. 2

What an eventful day! I hardly had time to explain the biology and life cycles of the animals with so much going on! The warm summer […]
July 14, 2021

08.07.2021 – Lazy hitchhiker

We have experienced a lot of different things today! A nameless Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in the distance was our first sighting. Afterwards, we encountered a […]
July 13, 2021

07.07.2021 – Amazing

The word “amazing” is one that’s all too commonly used by the Lobosonda team; we are whale-watchers after all and have amazing experiences with cetaceans every […]
July 12, 2021

06.07.2021 – Breathing freely

Three Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were our oceanic escort today. After carefully approaching them, they were ready to let us take part in their everyday lives […]
July 6, 2021

30.06.2021 – Twice Birthday!?

In the morning, our guests had a very nice encounter with a group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which moved full of energy towards Funchal. The […]
July 5, 2021

29.06.2021 – Students are learning from a dolphin

Today we had many spotters and captains on board. A school class from Madeira came out to sea with us. Together we looked out and found […]
July 4, 2021

28.06.2021 – Big, blue space of possibilities

The beauty about encounters with wild marine mammals is that there are always the unexpected. No two days are alike at sea. Everything is always different, […]
June 30, 2021

23.06.2021 – Honorable representatives

Dolphins are great ambassadors for our oceans and are great flagship species when it comes to raising general appreciation for marine life. Mankind has been fascinated […]
June 22, 2021

15.06.2021 – Rewarded efforts

Before heading out on our first tour aboard the Ribeira Brava, our team already was anticipating some Northwest wind at around midday, a wind that usually […]