April 6, 2017

30.03.2017 – Sustainability and long liners

During our tours with the RIBEIRA BRAVA with large groups of Bottlenose dolphins during both trips, we also saw some Tuna fishing vessels setting their gear […]
April 5, 2017

29.03.2017 – Preview of Summer

Last trips of April and on both tours with the Ribeira Brava, we saw Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins. A calm day with no wind, remembering […]
April 4, 2017

27.03.2017 – Why cetaceans don’t get the bends?

The “bends” or decompression sickness in scuba-divers, happens when gas bubbles expand to quickly and block blood flow somewhere in the circulatory system. This expanded gas […]
April 3, 2017

25.03.2017 – The traditional boat

With the Ribeira Brava being the only boat operating at Lobosonda for the moment, we had a nice sighting of Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins in […]
April 1, 2017

21.03.2017 – Spring season

Entering the spring season, one of my favorite periods for whale watching, we saw in the morning Bottlenose dolphins and in the afternoon Striped dolphins and […]
March 31, 2017

20.03.2017 – The old man and the sea

No spectacular sightings today but never the less a nice trip with our old skipper Senhor Luis. Nobody is able to hold on the candle to […]
March 30, 2017

19.03.2017 – Its better in the SW side

Sunday afternoon, still with a relatively calm searching area in front of Calheta and with very little boats outside, we had a group of Bottlenose dolphins […]
March 29, 2017

18.03.2017 – Standby weather

A cloudy day with some rain was presented to us today and we had a Ribeira Brava tour scheduled for the morning. While skipper and spotter discussed […]
March 28, 2017

17.03.2017 – Hot tea!

Going out with the Ribeira Brava in the morning and in the afternoon, on both trips, we had the same group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). […]