23.10.2020 – Three things in common
We met a very unusual combination of marine mammals this morning. Shortly beforehand, one of our interested little guests asked me whether Pilot whales can also be found with dolphins. Yes they are! And then usually with Bottlenose dolphins. But…
17.10.2020 – With brains
If you are in the middle of the Atlantic, you can feel the power of the weather from time to time. But today we were lucky to be able to drive into the blue office with our guests before the…
15.10.2020 – Whales between waves
The stormier October weather has started to settle in the waters of the Atlantic around Madeira but the conditions didn’t stop our crew from finding some cetaceans at sea. The Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) almost seemed to have remained where…
14.10.2020 – Dragonfly charm
Our team was lucky enough to provide our guests with beautiful sightings today. The lovely guests on board our traditional boat enjoyed sightings with some resting Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), a few Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and even were…
13.10.2020 – Needle in a haystack
Sometimes searching for cetaceans out on the ocean feels like finding a needle in a haystack. The powerful eyes of our spotter have often located animals in challenging conditions, which is even harder if the animals are displaying an extremely…
09.10.2020 – Oceanic kindergarten
Admiring children from the animal kingdom is always great! Especially on a day like today. The smooth sea spread out in the sunshine and the water was bright blue. Quite close to the coast we encountered a group of Bottlenose…
08.10.2020 – Sharing is caring
Our day began in the most spectacular way! Our spotter located a very dispersed group of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) before sending our team to encounter a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Sperm whales sightings all involved…
06.10.2020 – One for all
Encountering Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the right mood for our snorkelling tour is always a challenge. Our team always does its best to be out on the ocean as early as possible to avoid the groups of dolphins…
05.10.2020 – Powerful – vivid – relaxed
It was wavy today, but thanks to the good performance of our spotter there were three different species to observe. First we had a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that swam together against the wave. One of the calves…
02.10.2020 – Upwind
Our Stenella sped out onto a relatively calm Atlantic to find some Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) for our snorkelling tour this morning. We often meet these dolphins in Calheta but the species also enjoys the waters farther west in…