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  • Meeting the Warrior again

    Blogpost by Chris - March 15, 2008 at 18:07 1 comment

    The drive to Gisborne from Auckland to join the Rainbow Warrior felt short. (In actual fact it was not short-largely due to an unfortunate truck and trailer incident involving wool bales all over the show, a handy orchard and a bus load of over- stimu... Read more >

  • From Nevados del Aconquija to Christchurch

    Blogpost by Kathy - March 15, 2008 at 17:56 4 comments
    Albatross (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Albatross (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    This is from Pablo, written in, as he puts it, “International Brokken English”

    I remember when I start my primary school and I visit the house of my classmate I didn’t understand why they don't have books of birds and... Read more >

  • Sealion ahead

    Blogpost by Dima - March 15, 2008 at 17:42 1 comment

    This is a note I got from Dima the photographer on board. Read more >

    Sealion (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Sealion (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    I have a short story about this picture with the sea lion. I was on the bow of the ship taking the pictures of Albatrosses. When I was taking another picture I s...
  • Meet: Kathy, communications officer

    Blogpost by Kathy - March 14, 2008 at 17:34 10 comments
    Kathy, on board communications officer (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Kathy, on board communications officer (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    My name's Kathy, and I'm the on board communications officer for the Rainbow Warrior tour. Normally I fulfil said officer's role in the Auckland office. (I keep meaning to get to the bott... Read more >
  • Meet Susannah, onboard campaigner

    Blogpost by Kathy - March 14, 2008 at 17:31 1 comment
    Meet Susannah (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Meet Susannah (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov

    Hi, I'm Susannah, a climate campaigner at the Greenpeace NZ office and a campaigner on board the Rainbow Warrior for the 6-week tour.

    Kathy has asked me to write my own profile. I protested that I wouldn't be abl... Read more >

  • Meet: Pep - Chief mate

    Blogpost by Kathy - March 14, 2008 at 11:47
    Pep - Chief Mate (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Pep - Chief Mate (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Pep (real name Jose) is from Spain. He has been alive for 42 years. He is Chief Mate onboard the Rainbow Warrior but has captained many other ships.

    Pep would only talk to me about the last six years of his lif... Read more >

  • Meet Carmen, Onboard Campaign Manager

    Blogpost by Kathy - March 14, 2008 at 11:43 1 comment
    Carmen - Campaign manager (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Carmen - Campaign manager (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Carmen (otherwise known as Nautical Goddess) is a very experienced campaigner, having spent 12 years volunteering and working with Greenpeace , in various roles. I asked her to start from the beginni... Read more >
  • Meet: Kristin - Deckhand

    Blogpost by Kathy - March 14, 2008 at 11:37 5 comments
    Kristin - Deckhand (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Kristin - Deckhand (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov
    Kristin, is 35, born and bred in Gisborne, and a deckhand on board. He is actually very overqualified, having trained and worked as an aircraft engineer for 10 years after leaving school.

    He has "travelled he... Read more >

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