Today on our trip on the ocean we were greeted by an armada, not from ships, instead from By-the-wind sailors (Velella vellella). By-the-wind sailors are small […]
Today we sailed across smooth, blue seas in search of marine mammals. The sun accompanied us on our journey. We only encountered Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) […]
Our afternoon tour on the Ribeira Brava was lacking in cetaceans but our guests had the chance to appreciate our beautiful island from the ocean, an […]
The ocean is full of wonders and many of them are carried along currents, while others are indirectly dependent on these physical forces of the ocean. […]
Today we saw a pod of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and this means our winter dolphins are finally here around Madeira. It was a bit […]
The terraced fields of Madeira have shaped the island’s landscape for centuries. They were created out of the necessity to make the steep mountain slopes suitable […]