{"id":565,"date":"2018-03-30T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/saturday-whale-and-dolphin-wacthing\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:29","slug":"saturday-whale-and-dolphin-wacthing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/saturday-whale-and-dolphin-wacthing\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday | Whale and dolphin wacthing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Today was another windy and wavy day,<br \/>\nmaking the perfect playground for the dolphins. We encountered <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/bottlenose-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bottlenose dolphins<\/a> and common dolphins enjoying these waves in the morning, as well as a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/fin-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fin whale<\/a> close to Ponta Delgada. The whale was calm and possibly even<br \/>\nsleeping, as it was not traveling much, submerged close to the surface and only breathing occasionally. In the afternoon we returned to the sea to encounter<br \/>\nthe playful <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a>. We also saw fin whales just right before we entered the Ponta Delgada harbor.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><i>Photos by Miranda van der Linde<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bottlenose-dolphin-off-Ponta-Delgada.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Bottlenose-dolphin-off-Ponta-Delgada.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i>Bottlenose dolphin<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Common-dolphin-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Common-dolphin-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Common dolphin<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Common-dolphins-28129.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Common-dolphins-28129.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Common dolphins<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Common-dolphins-28229.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Common-dolphins-28229.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Common dolphins<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-close-to-shore.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-close-to-shore.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whale<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-in-the-afternoon-surfacing-in-front-of-us.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-in-the-afternoon-surfacing-in-front-of-us.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whale blow<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-off-Ponta-Delgada.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-off-Ponta-Delgada.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whale blow<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-surfacing.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Fin-whale-surfacing.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fin whale blow<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Our-catamaran-Quatro-ventos.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Our-catamaran-Quatro-ventos.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<i style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Our catamaran 4 Ventos<\/i><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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