A Sei whale and lots of common dolphins with babies in São Miguel

We managed to start this day with some common dolphins! These resident species had some calves and juveniles frolicking in the waves. 

Then we tried to find the sperm whales that our look-outs spotted, quite far off the west-coast. As the sperm whales dove, we then tried to find them using the hydrophone, but no luck unfortunately. The waves in this area got rougher, the sperm whales can dive for at least 45 minutes, and we were running out of time. But wait! Our lookout managed to spot another surprise for us. So, we continued, and indeed, our look-out led us to a sei whale! The baleen whales are still around! This sei whale seemed to be traveling, so we could follow it underwater. We could see it quite clearly underneath the surface. So in the end, it was worth the wait!