Valentin Villalba & Diego Schulz went paddle-boarding on a casual afternoon in Monte Hermoso, Argentina. They were surrounded by 12 whales.
This incredible encounter was captured on camera.
One of the boarders could even be heard saying “Whale!” “Hola, ¿que tal,”Spanish for “Hello, how are you?”
As the second boarder floats towards the massive mammal and stretches out their hand to pet it, you can hear the same person saying that they don’t think the whale will mind.
The men said they weren’t afraid at all, but instead were overjoyed at experiencing such a monument sight.
And their joy wasn’t dampened even when one of the whales pushed one of them off their boards.
You can see more of the encounter in the video.