April 1, 2018

21.03.18 – Is it possible to see turtles here?

The answer is yes, it is possible! The Lobosonda crew regularly has the pleasure of encountering Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) out at sea, especially when the […]
March 30, 2018

20.03.18 – Spring feelings

I think it’s fair enough to assume that most people are overjoyed when spring finally arrives. The Lobosonda team, at least, was very happy to start […]
March 28, 2018

19.03.2018 – A second chance

Our guests on this morning’s tour were blessed with some warm, sunny weather and milder conditions out at sea, very much in contrast to the last […]
March 24, 2018

16.03.2018 – Good to be back

And I`m back! After my three month break I can only say that it feels very good to be back on the water. After a stormy […]
March 22, 2018

13.03.2018 – Another break in the wall

While repairs are being made along the Calheta harbour wall already early in the morning we could see and hear heavy machinery removing the collapsed wall […]
March 20, 2018

12.03.2018 – Emma and Phoenix

In the past two weeks, two massive storms “Emma” and “Phoenix” hit Madeira archipelago, leaving its marks mostly along the southwest shoreline. As expected and despite […]
March 6, 2018

21.02.2018 – New arrivals

A day with two trips programmed and again perfect/comfortable weather outside. Both trips we had the same sightings with Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and Bottlenose […]
March 4, 2018

19.02.2018 – Gusts of wind…

On our tours today on board STENELLA, we saw in the morning a resident group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in the afternoon with gusts […]
March 2, 2018

16.02.2018 – Jumping after Garfish

During the Winter months its not only the air temperature that decreases but also the Ocean temperature that drops. Even in Sub-tropical regions we can, more […]