February 21, 2022

14.02.2022 – Dolphin diversity

Everyone smiles when they see dolphins, the reaction is almost completely inevitable! Most people, however, are not aware of the incredible diversity in the dolphin family […]
August 1, 2021

25.07.2021 – Sunday brunch

Not only we humans like to go to brunch on Sundays. Marine mammals also seem to like it. Today there were many fishy “picnic” places. The […]
July 17, 2021

11.07.2021 – The art of marveling

Enthusiasm spread on board the Ribeira Brava today. As we left the harbor, a flying fish (Cheilopogon melanurus) sailed across the smooth, blue surface of the […]
July 9, 2021

02.07.2021 – Representing STENELLA

Our zodiac, the STENELLA, may be off the water but her namesakes sure aren’t! The beautiful crystal clear waters i front of Madeira’s southwest coastline were […]
July 3, 2021

26.06.2021 – Three out of four, plus one!

There was a successful score on our morning tour … three out of four, plus one! On our sighting passport, we have a small section of […]
May 13, 2021

06.05.2021 – Snorkelling…and more!

Snorkelling was on the agenda this morning as we sped out on board our Stenella and, as always, the Atlantic had heaps of surprises in store […]
May 7, 2021

01.05.2021 – Respect for the shy

Although our spotter gave us the information soon after leaving the harbor that he had sighted dolphins, it took a long time today until we reached […]
May 3, 2021

28.04.2021 – Different triggers of feelings

What more do you like, a wild sea and calm dolphins or a calm sea and wild dolphins? Well, today we got the second and a […]
April 24, 2021

17.04.2021 – Both sides

Our zodiac drove out onto a perfectly flat ocean today and the warm rays of sunshine lighting up the surface of the Atlantic almost made it […]