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This morning we left the harbor with the good news that there was a big sperm whale a few miles South of Ponta Delgada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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We confirmed after seeing the tail it was Mr. Liable still enjoying the island. We wanted to see him again so his 40 minutes dive was perfect time to go check out some common dolphins that were socializing a lot and interested in our boats!\u00a0<\/span>
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They were all around us but after almost 30 minutes we returned to go see the whale. As the weather was so good we saw even the first blow and accompanied the whale until it went foraging again. <\/span>
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On our way back we crossed the common dolphins but we let them continue to travel as we returned to the harbour<\/span>
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This afternoon was really interesting! We left the harbour with an area more or less identified to try and find Mr. Liable again with the help of a hydrophone but once we got there, only heard dolphins. Our lookout saw them and guided us to the pod and for our surprise, Atlantic Spotted dolphins, they were thousands, socializing, mating and super curious towards the boat! <\/span>
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As we wanted to see a sperm whale, soon after our plan was to go even further away from the island to use the hydrophone again. For our surprise, the dolphins followed us for half an hour as they liked the company. We kept going since seeing a whale would make the day perfect and the next time we tried our hydrophone we got a click. Followed the sound for about 20 min until we stopped and waited. The day was still very good and calm so we spotted him the first time he came for air after the dive and the next minutes were magical until he slowly returned to feed, with great skill and power! Hope to see you tomorrow Mr.Liable, keep bringing these good days!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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