Tom Waddington is on a quest to row across the Atlantic Ocean all by himself , he found plenty of company at sea, when a pod of pilot whales thronged around him. They followed him for hours, growing from a few playful animals to hundreds of large creatures. At least one smacked into his small boat.
The whales popped their heads above the surface and seemed to play together — a gam of whales, gadding about — as Waddington, who is rowing some 2,000 nautical miles from the Newfoundland coast to Penzance, in the United Kingdom, watched in amazement.
“This is so cool,” Waddington said as he took a video of the whales’ antics. With a laugh, he added, “I love it, but I’m scared they’re gonna hit my rudder.”