01.11.2019 – Slow motion
What a wonderful morning in slow motion! Everything was wonderfully slowed down! The sea rocked gently in slow motion. Even the weather seemed to be slow motion. Our various groups of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were traveling in deep, relaxed…
31.10.2019 – Wild gang
Thank you Filipe Eagle Eye! This was the motto of our tour this morning! Filipe discovered two Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) and two Baleen whales in the moving sea! Due to the shape of the dorsal fin, we assume that…
30.10.2019 – Sundance
The sun scorched down on Calheta today, warming the surface waters of the Atlantic in front of our marina. It almost felt like a midsummers day here in the southwest but the high swell was a stark reminder that it…
29.10.2019 – Autumn love
After wavy days, it was nice to look for dolphins on a fairly calm sea. And to our delight, we encountered many, many Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) not far from the harbor. Three activities were dominant! Bow wave rides…
26.10.2019 – A gap
In a job like ours, one becomes easily aware that we are not in control of nature’s dimension and power. The last few days were windy, the sea too stormy to go out but this morning there was a small…
24.10.2019 – Wind, waves and whales
Wind, waves and whales – everyone in our team knows that these three are among the gifts of nature most appreciated by our Stenella captain, Daniel Jardim. It seems the Atlantic Ocean was also aware of this and provided all…
23.10.2019 – Island hopping
Of all the species one can expect to find here in Madeira, there are three which are currently being studied more intensively by local scientific institutions and we happened to meet all three during our tours on this fine day….
22.101.2019 – Rainbow dolphins and the Russians
Maybe you know the legend that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Well, Madeira is currently the island of rainbows! And of course, it takes two ingredients! Rain and sun. Filipe, our captain on…
21.10.2019 – One delay and two happy endings
First and foremost, I would like to thank all guests very warmly !!! After a ride that had to be canceled on Saturday due to bad weather, today there was a delay due to technical problems. Most of the guests…
18.10.2019 – Elastic springs
The sea is changeable so fast. That’s how it was today. As we left the harbor, a few isolated foam caps appeared, but during our tour with the Ribeira Brava, it was a bit rocky. Nevertheless, we had nice sightings….