Took this photo on my first whale boat trip. The rule is the boat may not come within 500 meters however should a whale happen to pop up next to the boat then so be it.
More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_right_whale
Hermanus on Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/R8CsDQVAkzu
This photo shows a Southern Right whale full steam ahead. It's amazing to sea these mammals in action.
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Photo taken with an HP735