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…
16.10.2019 – Something for softies and adventurers
The sea gently rippled and the Ribeira Brava, our proud old girl, carried us leisurely over the bright blue ocean! The morning was gradually awakening, taking its time and the day smelled fresh and adventurous, but of course in a…
30.09.2019 – Adrift at sea
The morning started as a bit of a challenge, with many cetacean species moving around the waters of Madeira, were never quite sure which one we find, until we go out and see for ourselves. This morning we found the…
26.09.2019 – True nature
On every trip we go on, we make sure people know, that we are entering nature, the habitat of wild animals. Fully unpredictable, and this element of the unknow is certainly part of the charm. The possibility to see something…
24.09.2019 – Oceanic count down
4 – 3- 2- 1! That describes today’s tour! Four toothed whale species (Bottlenose dolphins, Pilot whales, Atlantic Spotted dolphins, Sperm whales, and yes, dolphins are among the toothed whales!). Three dolphin species (Bottlenose dolphins, Pilot whales, Atlantic Spotted dolphins…
14.09.2019 – A very mixed day
With a bit of start delay today, we went out to sea. It was a long drive with a lot of time to let ourselfes drift with the views of the island. A small delegation of four Atlantic Spotted dolphins…
01.09.2019 – Shared existence
Our transition into the month of September happened on board our zodiac, the Stenella, who brought us to sightings involving her two namesakes this morning; the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and the Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and drifted gently…
31.08.2019 – A striped afternoon
Today we went to the west to watch a school of Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). At the beginning, they put on a show. Long, flat jumps over the sea surface, they used the fact that air resistance is lower than…
30.08.2019 – Famous & notorious
It did not took us long to arrive at the brunch area of our Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Cory‘s Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis). Fortunately, quite a few dolphins had apparently filled their stomachs and it was time to take…
26.08.2019 – Role reversal
Out on the waters with Lobosonda can mean one of two experiences: either speeding across the water on our rapid Stenella, built for exactly this purpose, with twin engines that get us exactly where we want to be in no…