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The story of the striped dolphins

On the 22nd of may our ex-captain Andres told me about a school of striped dolphins staying already since may 21st very close to the coastline

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One day of somersaults

This morning (25th of September) felt as cosy as a cuddly pullover made of cashmere. With a warm tender morning breeze we left the harbour at 10 am

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Pink flamingo glory in the sky and a small slip of the tongue with happy end

On the 12 o'clock boat on August 21st 2014, we were lucky to observe rare guests in the Strait of Gibraltar

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Between Africa & Europe: The Ocean Love Story

The moment I landed in Spain in Malaga I could “smell” sunshine and good times ahead

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Orcas in a different kind of way

The good hunters demonstrated a different side

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Dynamic & Spectacle

Here we go, on a 3-hour-trip and who knows, we might be lucky and see the Orcas

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4 Spermwhales side by side

In the harbour one can hardly feel a breath of air. I am looking very much forward to the refreshing breeze out on the sea

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A big surprise

On Thursday the 26th of June 2014 something happened that nobody had expected...the first Orcas of the season

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Two swimmers from Switzerland cross the Strait of Gibraltar

Already two years ago, Jürg Ammann came up with the idea to cross the Strait of Gibraltar swimming, with the intention to raise awareness for the threatened whales and dolphins living in the Strait

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Bash! – does the Sperm whale fluke

It doesn’t matter how many or how often we saw them recently, my heart always beats a little bit faster when I hear Katharina’s voice through the loudspeakers: “We have spotted a sperm whale blow”

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