On the deck, Sabrina stood, the sea breeze caressing her face, tinged with the unique salty aroma.

She glanced back to see the dock receding into the distance, gradually vanishing from sight.

A vast sea surrounded her, and in the distance, where the blue sky met the horizon, faint outlines of snow-capped mountains seemed to merge with the sky itself.

With some distance still to cover before reaching the whales’ location, Sabrina felt a chill and headed for the lounge.

A small lounge on the ship held over ten passengers, while the remaining ten stayed outside, absorbed in the landscape.

Time passed unmarked until they reached the spot where the whales were expected. Sabrina returned to the deck as their guide alerted them.

Right now, the dock was nowhere in sight. The ship bobbed alone on the vast sea, and the surroundings were obscured.

Sabrina couldn't help but let out a sigh, realizing how immense the world was and how insignificant people could feel.

Watching whales, like witnessing the aurora, was a game of chance.

The tourists, eyes wide, focused intently on the sea, but despair set in as the day wore on without a single sighting.

Hours went by, and lunchtime arrived.

Though the meal was lavish, disappointment overshadowed their appetite.

Then, a shout from the guide, amplified by a megaphone, broke the gloom. "Look! Southeast!"

Following his cue, Sabrina spotted a colossal creature leaping from the water, its body forming a graceful arc before plunging back into the depths, leaving behind white waves.

"Wow!" they exclaimed in unison.

Frozen in awe, Sabrina momentarily forgot to snap photographs until Bettie's reminder.

Having only seen pictures of whales before, she knew they were the largest animals on earth, but she had never fathomed how huge they were.

The experience was far more profound than any photograph could convey.

Their guide exclaimed, “You are so lucky. There are several whale babies beside it. See?"

As he continued to detail the whale species, the tourists were consumed with taking photos, giving him Little attention.