Silentium

Shhhhhh, shhhh...yesterday we had an unforgetable moment of silence on our first trip. 2 boats drifting, 20 quiet dolphin watchers, a group of about 20 slow common dolphins and calm waters. No pictures, just imagine it in your head. It was a great start for a long day. More trips to go and another group of common dolphins was waiting for us less than 3 miles off Ponta da Piedade. Shall I say 4 groups? Lots of dolphins everywhere! Too easy. Then, the tide changed and when the tide changes, the wind pics up. And with 30 knots of wind, we have rough seas (rough being a relative word...). Dolphins love it, the crew loves it as well, and our passengers, well some of them couldn´t take the smile of their faces. Did we get wet? Of course! Anyway, we were heading west, for the last trips of the day, and the radio screams "bingo", the code word for fish (we also call it dolphins). The show begins! The hero of the day spoted surfing-jumping dolphins in the midle of the messy ocean. It was a great end for a long day.
(on the left, common dolphins near shore and on the right, common dolphins late in the afternoon)

Note - Silentium is the latin word for silence