Blue whales

The south coast of Sri Lanka is one of the best places in the world to see blue whales (as well as sperm whales), so we went on a nice long boat trip to go and see the big brutes.

 Matata harbour, where the boats leave from, has some delightful multi-coloured boats.

 Out at open sea, and after an hour and a half of rough seas (Yay fun!!), we had a few people throwing up on the boat, the poor devils!

 We managed to see about 5 or 6 blue whales I think, and we really enjoyed the trip, and were pleased to get to see them, although admittedly, as whales go, they were not the most exciting ones - probably a bit too big to jump out and perform lots of stunts - although we did see a mother and baby.

It was very hard trying to get any decent photos of the whales - these 2 are the best I got - a tiny glimpse of back and tail. Interestingly, the blue whale has a very small dorsal fin, a bit like a sharks.

waving good bye.