April 16, 2022

08.04.2022 – Homage to Filipe

Today we had a morning in blue paradise. The sea had wonderful surprises in store for us. Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) were at their best. Our […]
April 14, 2022

07.04.2022 – Like oil

The absence of wind left the beautiful Atlantic looking exactly as the Portuguese like to describe it on such a day, como azeite, meaning like oil. […]
April 12, 2022

06.04.2022 – “Blondi”

During our morning tour, contacts with the marine mammals became more intimate with each sighting. The Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that we first encountered were quite […]
April 7, 2022

31.03.2022 – Sharing is caring

Whale-watching is all about sharing and this is best done in the kindest way possible, for everyone involved. Our quaint little marina of Calheta only accommodates […]
April 6, 2022

30.03.2022 – Eastenders

All the dolphins we encountered at sea were in a hurry today…and, for whatever reason, practically all were dashing east. We prefer to avoid the waters […]
April 4, 2022

29.03.2022 – Save the day

Finding dolphins was not an easy task today; the groups were all small and likely foraging, which means they moved very fast and very discreetly. In […]
April 1, 2022

28.03.2022 – Out of sight

Our team arrived in the marina ready to take on the wavy Atlantic Ocean and, while the tour aboard our traditional boat had to be cancelled […]
March 30, 2022

25.03.2022 – A window of opportunity

What a day! For the first time since summer, our fleet left for five trips from the marina of Calheta. The unstable weather forced us to […]
March 26, 2022

18.03.2022 – Far out

Our Ribeira Brava is back! What a joy to have our beautiful traditional boat, all freshly painted, back from the dry-dock and on the water. Our […]