August 14, 2024
What do you think about a job where you spend up to 8 hours a day in the sun, exposed to constant heat, motion of the […]
August 7, 2024
A common question: which is the best boat? On days like today I get to find out working both Riberia Brava and Stenella in the same […]
August 3, 2024
The morning offered us a smooth sea and a calm, relaxed atmosphere. Two groups of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) could be observed in different situations. […]
August 2, 2024
I am always curious about our guests’ previous experience with whales and dolphins – Is it the first time ever they are experiencing cetaceans in the […]
August 1, 2024
The bodies of Blainville’s Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) and other large cetaceans often house certain types of barnacles. On tours like this morning, where we see […]
July 25, 2024
On todays 17:00 Stenella they met (alongside other things) a Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna sp.). This has reminded me of the long-standing internet debate on whether shark […]
July 21, 2024
“Mar de aceite”, literally means the oil-ocean, which is an expression that is used in Portugal for very calm sea days, when there is not a […]
July 20, 2024
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about speed. This is because of two facts. Firstly, I found out that flying fish reach a top speed of […]
July 17, 2024
The first sighting was not long in coming this morning. A monk seal (Monachus monachus) was close to the marina. It was busy with its morning […]