09.08.2020 – Encounters in paradise
The beautiful island of Madeira is a spectacular backdrop to the various marine life encounters we share with our guests out on the Atlantic Ocean. One of our favorite encounters are those with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) which is…
08.08.2020 – Every single dolphin
On tours with several species of dolphin it instantly becomes apparent that each species displays a different behaviour towards our boats. Some species tend to be more evasive, like the Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), others circle our boat like phantoms,…
05.08.2020 – Wonderful gifts of nature
If you have such a wonderful tour like today, it is always good to remember that nothing is taken for granted at sea. We are guests in this blue living room! There are no guaranteed sightings and there is no…
02.08.2020 – The social & the solitary
Toothed whales are generally considered to be highly social creatures, learning from and nurturing complex relationships to one another. The fact that these animals occur in groups and put their social lives on display during a sighting, makes encounters with…
31.07.2020 – The perks of diversity
Our tours don’t come with a guarantee for sightings. Instead we promise our guests that our crew will invest all the skill and expertise necessary to provide a beautiful and educational experience out on the Atlantic. And, to be fair,…
30.07.2020 – Respect and magic!
What a wonderful trip! Hardly out of the harbor, we had our first sighting with the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). But were they really all big? NO, to our delight not, because there was a small calf with visible birthmarks…
29.07.2020 – Character spectrum
The versatility of dolphin behaviour observed during our tours burns down to the various situations we encounter them in but is also a result of the various personalities within the groups. This character spectrum was observed both below and above…
28.07.2020 – (Not)shy
Our traditional fishing boat Ribeira Brava, as well as Stenella, went to a slightly moving sea today. Despite the white foam caps, our spotter discovered marine mammals for us. The Blainville Beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) were shy. On Ribeira Brava,…
26.07.2020 – Ocean children
Among our many guests we occasionally encounter true water people of all ages, that love being both on and in the water. We had a nice group of ocean lovers on our snorkelling tour this morning and their perfect behaviour…
25.07.2020 – Epic
There are very descriptive words in the English language that are more than suitable to summarise a day on the ocean and the one for today was without a doubt: epic! What a morning! We had a fantastic group of…