EP38: Leaving Puerto Aguirre, two humpback whales cross our path #ithacacruising

Previously in 2019, when Ithaca sailed in Patagonia, we saw whales a few times, but mostly far and distance. In the early morning 28th Feb 2024, we left the anchorage of Puerto Aguirre and heading north. We spotted some whales swimming in the channel. Two humpback whales took us in surprise when I was videoing them excitedly. Because only in video, I realised that the whales were crossing the channel in front of our path. We must cut the engine immediately to slow down the boat to give them way. In reward, the whales spouted all the times and once passed, they showed us a beautiful tail splash before heading down. Afterwards, we sailed back to Caleta ITHACA, 30 nautical miles, to enjoy this anchorage one more time, for it's rich crabs and quiet solitaire. We flied the drone to give a full view of the anchorage, to keep the good memory of Patagonia. #patagoniachile #sailaroundtheworld #sailboatlife #chile #ithacacruisinglife music by Xavier Luna, Lost On You