{"id":1343,"date":"2015-03-06T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/06\/an-ocean-full-of-life\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:33:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:33:17","slug":"an-ocean-full-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/an-ocean-full-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"An ocean full of life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nJust like yesterday the ocean was full of life today. We had a wonderful time from both our whale watching boat and swimming boat with <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/bottlenose-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bottlenose dolphins<\/a>. Right in the beginning of the tour we had a small group of common dolphins but our lookout told us that we had larger groups to see. We continued but we had to drive carefully as the sea was full of turtles. We stopped to see three, but we had two more around at the same time. We were just to leave the turtles and go to the dolphins as the captain saw a group of bottlenose dolphins coming towards us. We did not need to go and see them as they came to see us. Joy of dolphins. After some playful time with them we continued to a large group of at least 50 common dolphins that were more active, bowriding and jumping. Or, as one of our clients said: this is called &#8220;playing with tourists&#8221;, and yes, they sure are playing with us. From our whale watching boat we counted at least 20 <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/06\/caretta-caretta-loggerhead-turtle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">loggerhead turtles<\/a>, lots of <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/corys-shearwater-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cory&#8217;s shearwaters<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/yellow-legged-gull-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yellowlegged gulls<\/a> and we got to see a <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/08\/spearfish-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spearfish<\/a> almost sleeping on the surface and briefly an <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/sunfish-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ocean sunfish<\/a>. We finished our tour with a stop at Vila Franca Islet, to enjoy its beauty in the middle of all the blue.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1ugxDaRxWO8\/VPnfQexo6MI\/AAAAAAAAOjM\/l4IVEO5F4OU\/s1600\/IMG_1708.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1708.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Bottlenose dolphins<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-d6gP0_4Y4-M\/VPnfQCANifI\/AAAAAAAAOjI\/bwY4FO4oIW8\/s1600\/IMG_1705.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1705.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Lets go and bowride!<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xn-6EH1jcvY\/VPnfPeBLMCI\/AAAAAAAAOjA\/2MSkn4pdeNk\/s1600\/IMG_1680.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1680.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Bottlenose dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vlUe9Biv4ww\/VPnfPa1WK3I\/AAAAAAAAOi4\/xzYGY-X6BqM\/s1600\/IMG_1683.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1683.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Bottlenose dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rrqzgpnLz5I\/VPnfPwaJgMI\/AAAAAAAAOj8\/OVxUHir3mH0\/s1600\/IMG_1685.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1685.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Aboard Cetus<\/i><\/div>\n<p><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-r41l3cJoqaU\/VPnfQrHodQI\/AAAAAAAAOjU\/P59enWGUI20\/s1600\/IMG_1733.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1733.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/08\/spearfish-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spearfish<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGH9N1umOms\/VPnfQ0-Rm9I\/AAAAAAAAOjc\/9Rjmvso2pHY\/s1600\/IMG_1750.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1750.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Common dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-GdMorQdyzFs\/VPnfRdVdMnI\/AAAAAAAAOjg\/cx4_Bb4W9sQ\/s1600\/IMG_1769.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1769.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Common dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-v7NsSmaHbGI\/VPnfRo5mmtI\/AAAAAAAAOj0\/nsDrUTTojEE\/s1600\/IMG_1812.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1812.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Common dolphins<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ylcY7F1ImIM\/VPnfR9XXVJI\/AAAAAAAAOjw\/cRX9skx2szE\/s1600\/IMG_1827.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1827.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Common dolphins<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WCfuS8-uHns\/VPnfTPVV8HI\/AAAAAAAAOkI\/njnVZ0QB0lE\/s1600\/IMG_1837.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1837.png\" width=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Common dolphins jumping together<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GTOwzKzBeiI\/VPnfPY4djNI\/AAAAAAAAOi8\/MmHhxZL40ts\/s1600\/IMG_1676.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1676.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Loggerhead turtle<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dYt7rYSk8hI\/VPnfSrJOdsI\/AAAAAAAAOkU\/qAW00wTMLWw\/s1600\/IMG_1831.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1831.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<i>Swimming boat<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-coX3mgCMBZw\/VPnfS4-IURI\/AAAAAAAAOkA\/_TUTC-dV7Lk\/s1600\/IMG_1834.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1834.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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