July 26, 2024

18.07.2024 – Who are you?

There is no such thing as a “normal” day on Madeira’s Ocean. If you have had a look at our sighting’s statistics, you have noticed that […]
July 24, 2024

16.07.2024 – Love at the first sight

Before any of our trips, during my briefings, I mention the necessity of patience. Patience, which our spotters have, scanning the sea all day long in […]
July 22, 2024

15.07.2024 – Siesta

This morning we had to drive a long way by our standards before we had a sighting. Just before Campanário, however, we had a school of […]
July 21, 2024

14.07.2024 – Like oil

“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 14, 2024

08.07.2024 – Island weather

This morning we had a nice tour with nice guests and Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) with a tiny little calf and […]
July 12, 2024

06.07.2024 – Pilot Whale FC

Today, upon viewing Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) on the 14:00 and 17:00 Stenella Tours, we discussed twice how old they get. A pilot whale matriarch can […]
July 4, 2024

29.06.2024 – Kindergarden

There are also nurseries or kindergarten groups at sea! Dolphin mothers organise themselves well. If a mother has a very small calf, she cannot take it […]
June 30, 2024

25.06.2024 – Don’t You Forget About Me

I used to work in Iceland (a fact that my fellow staff members must be getting sick of, considering how much is mentioned). While in Iceland, […]
June 25, 2024

19.06.2024 – Who booked the rollercoaster ride?

Business as usual, our guests will be briefed prior to every trip about what to expect and which precautions to take during the trips out on […]