April 20, 2017

11.04.2017 – Return

Coming back to a well-known place after quite a while, feels often like a composition of pleasant anticipation, familiarity and at the same time feeling a […]
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 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 […]
March 13, 2017

01.03.2017 – Hunting in murky waters

Only one trip with the RIBEIRA BRAVA today and still some swell from the west hitting the coast, but no wind. It didn’t take long until we […]
March 12, 2017

28.02.2017 – Fin Whales at last!

Over one month has passed since we last saw a Fin whale. Today we were lucky! We had a sighting of three Fin whales about 7 nm […]
March 10, 2017

27.02.2017 – 8 nm in front of Campanário

The morning started with a STENELLA trip and we saw Pilot whales. In the afternoon with the RIBEIRA BRAVA we observed Bottlenose dolphins being chased of […]
February 28, 2017

21.02.2017 – It’s not ok

It has been about one week since we have had some heavy rain on Madeira Island. With no trips during those days, we could appreciate rainwater […]
February 26, 2017

20.02.2017 – Engarrão

In Portuguese it’s the name for the offshore wind, a gusty wind that may occur suddenly and quiet unexpectedly. With no hint in the forecast, it caught […]
February 22, 2017

17.02.2017 – A full day

Best summer weather so far this year – the hole day with no clouds on the sky!! And it was a long day today, for crew […]