We woke up at 6:30 in the morning to an announcement by the captain.
¨Wake up! Wake up! There are killer whales near the ship!¨
Five minutes later came a second announcement.
¨If you haven´t gotten out of bed yet, WAKE UP!¨
I jumped out of bed, threw on some warm clothes and ran to the bridge of the ship.
There were about 30 orcas swimming alongside the ship. Two adults faced the ship and watched us. Apparently, orcas have excellent eyesight and sometimes watch us too! Later, two baby orcas watched us too.
Then, two humpback whales appeared near the orcas. Humpbacks are slow, which is why they are often hunted by whalers. We were a bit worried that the orcas would attack the humbacks, but they left them alone this time. One of our guides said that the humpbacks may have been too big to attack as orcas often attack the young and vulnerable.
We also saw a group of birds clustering above a spot in the ocean. They were eating a dead penguin.
- Janice
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