Puerto Madryn - Argentina

This is the place to see the Whales, Elephant Seals and Penguins in the National Park, on the pensinsula. We were very pleased to have managed getting the season right and going on a cruise in search of Right Whales. Waiting in anticipating we did see about six, with two of them being constantly around and very close to our boat. What would have been amazing was to see one jump or a huge tail come out of the water. But not this day. Everytime you thought the tail was going to come out of the water, it wasn´t much to even break the water surface, let alone give you enough time to be able to take a photo, from my 35m point and shot camera. They look quite bizarre, with a small section of there head out of the water, and makes it difficult to get an idea of how big they are, or even there shape. The water though had great visability, so the couple of times they came right up next to the boat, you got a better idea of how huge they were! It was not the season for Orcas (Killer Whales), but I found it quite amazing that they actually ride the waves right onto the beach to feed on seals. Now that would have been a sight to see.