01.03.2019 – Shiny start
Things went fairly back to normal for us today at Lobosonda as we kicked off the month of March with our freshly-painted Ribeira Brava back on salty water. Our „old gal“ went through hours of maintenance at the hands of…
27.02.2019 – So close yet SOFAR
Today our crew and guests had the pleasure of being in the presence of giants. As we left the marina, our crew at sea was informed of a large baleen whale around 2 nautical miles off the coast of Tabua…
26.02.2019 – Faces in the ocean
After a long search our team got lucky today; a group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) was swimming swiftly alongside a group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) today. Several juvenile animals could be seen in both groups, as the…
25.02.2019 – Life & litter
Weather forcasts for the Southwest waters around Calheta once again encouraged our team to resort to the calmer waters in the Northwest of the island near Porto Moniz. On all three trips our team did their very best to find…
20.02.2019 – Dreaming dolphins
The Atlantic had us beaming with joy today as our team managed to encounter a total of four dephinid species. In the morning we encountered the interactive Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and the more evasive Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)….
19.02.2019 – Visibility matters
A placid ocean is always ideal for Whale-Watching trips as it makes finding the animals much easier for both our spotter and our crew on the ocean. The calm ocean conditions also emphasise how crystal clear the waters around the…
16.02.2019 – Winds of change
After some days of strong Southeastern winds, the weather finally settled around the waters of Calheta today just in time for World Whale Day! The holiday was actually invented by the people in Maui, Hawaii to honor the Humpback whales…
13.02.2019 – The Other side
As a whale-watching company that operates from Calheta, Lobosonda generally aims for cetacean sightings occurring in the Southwestern waters of Madeira. Occasionally however, particularly at this time of the year, weather conditions may force us to step out of our…
09.02.2019 – Two species, one nursery
The Atlantic was rather choppy this morning, which made locating the compact herd of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) abit of a challenge. Through the diligent efforts of our crew, particularly our spotter and skipper, we were able to locate…
08.02.2018 – Airborne encounters
The guests on board the Stenella were in for a real treat today, enjoying encounters with three different species of cetaceans. The trip began with a handful of large, oceanic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming in close vicinity to a…