August 24, 2019

14.08.2019 – Above & below

Today our Ribeira Brava embarked on the long journey to Funchal to fuel and we ended up cruising all the way to Cabo Girão on this […]
August 23, 2019

13.08.2019 – Airy body guard

On our morning tour, we were escorted by a sea-torn for a while. It almost seemed she was our airy body guard. 🙂 We saw Cory’s […]
August 22, 2019

12.08.2019 – Means, motive and opportunity

Today we were witness to a crime, a theft of something precious, a whole school of fish! We followed the Corey’s shearwaters (Calonectris), as we often […]
August 21, 2019

11.08.2019 – Squid season

Summertime is the best time to indulge on sun, sea and…squid! August typically marks the beginning of deep-sea squid season here in Madeira, locally known as […]
August 20, 2019

10.08.2019 – Time travel into the now

A slightly rainy morning on the sea brought us a very calm sighting of Pilot whales (Globiscephala marcrorhynchus) mixed with powerful, yet equally relaxed Bottlenose dolphins […]
August 19, 2019

09.08.2019 – Breathing exercise with gratitude

On our morning tour with the Ribeira Brava we had waves with waves and waves with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). It was really bumpy, but […]
August 18, 2019

08.08.2019 – Blank space

Our charismatic summer visitors, the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) were the cetaceans sighted on all five tours today. The vast Atlantic almost seemed like an […]
August 17, 2019

07.08.2019 – The madeira sun

The madeira sun is a force to be reckoned with. It makes our island into the little paradise that it is. It shows us graceful dolphins […]
August 16, 2019

06.08.2019 – From big to small, we loved it all

What an amazing day when the marine world is showing itself from its very best side. Such a variety, such a beauty, such a joy! The […]