tale of a whale…

or two or four or more.

Following our very successful day of coastal whale watching and and hanging out with a few hundred elephant seals, we were very excited to be going on a boat tour and get up close and personal with some whales.

Now, I feel that I must warn you, the following pictures do not include any magnificent shots of a whale breaching. We did catch one whale breaching in the distance, and, let me tell you, it is an absolute amazing site, however we did not have the camera ready to capture the moment. Sorry to disappoint.

During the hour that we were out at sea we were fortunate to see at least a dozen whales. We observed a mother feeding her baby, a female playing hard to get by floating on her back, a sign to her male suitor that she wasn’t quite ready for him, and two whales swimming back and forth under our boat.

The kids were really excited about going on a boat. They were particularly fond of their bright Orange life jackets – they couldn’t wait to put them on and we had a hard time convincing Owen to give his back when we finished.

We boarded the boat

and got underway.

We spotted our first whale within seconds of our departure. And then, like stars in the night sky that seem to multiply the longer you stare into the darkness, the whales came into view.

Now, all we had to do was wait, be patient, and observe.

As we slowly made our way closer to the whales, our guide, who also happens to be studying the mating habits of this particular whale population, filled us in on some interesting facts.

on the road again…

so following the awe inspiring experience of watching whales from the shoreline we decided to get back in the car and be on our way.

our next stop was Puerto Piramides.

And after confirming the next day’s whale watching boat tour we continued on our self-guided tour of the peninsula.

next stop. Punta Delgada.