Whales

The whale watching was the best part of the tour. We went on a boat to find the whales that come to give birth in that bay, before going back to Antarctica. At this time the mother whales had already given birth, and we saw a lot of mothers swimming with their "little" 6 meter long baby. The drill consisted of spotting some whale, getting closer then shutting down the engines and waiting in silence, sometimes the whales would move away or go under the water, but sometimes they get curious and come by to take a closer look at the boat. Some of them where so close they almost rubbed their huge bodies against the boat, some other times they would pass under the boat, or do some rolls, But their movements in the water were always gentle and unintimidating.