Pico, Azores : On 17th September at around 4:30pm, Pedro Madruga met a large group of spotted dolphins, more than 200 individuals, 3 miles south of the Manhenha lighthouse on Pico. He described the group as “very interactive” and probably a new group as he wasn’t able to identify any of the individuals and because the behaviour of the dolphins was very “naive”…for sure they had never met any homo sapiens turistus disturbis before !!!! 

Until this point , it was nothing more than a very good encounter to be  shared between sea (observed) and land (observer) mammal ! But suddenly a small white shadow appeared to the left of the boat….  from the shadow surfaced a white dolphin.
The Azorean sea gave us Moby Dick’s great son a fews weeks ago, this time we had this incredible encounter with a white dolphin.
Greetings from sunny Pico, and thanks to Pedro for the photos.

Serge Viallelle

Hello my friends,
Just to inform you that our new boat has finally arrived!  Especially designed to provide safety, comfort and still a close contact to Nature, this new equipment will certainly update our fleet, providing our clients with an excellent experience discovering the Atlantic Ocean and – of course – the “amazing world of whales and dolphins”.
The new boat is 11 meters long, powered by 2 engines (4 stroke) of 250cv – the most energy efficient/environmentally friendly on the market – the boat layout provides 22 individual seats with 4 seats in the rear part, particularly designed for families with children or “older” people (next to the skipper).
The boat was build in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, by SEARIBS. It’s the result of a customised project bring together the skills of the boat’s factory and the specific needs of our whale watching operation giving birth to a high performance and extremely fun boat.

Hope you enjoy it.
Best regards.

Miguel

For information on a whale watching holiday aboard this great new boat, click here