A day in port

On the bridge (C) GRENPEACE / Sharomov
On the bridge (C) GRENPEACE / Sharomov

A key part of our ship tour are the open days, when anyone can come on board, have a free tour, talk to the campaigners and meet the crew.

During these tours, someone from the Greenpeace NZ campaign team is responsible for giving 10-minute talks to groups about why we’re getting on a ship for six weeks and going around the country (in other words, what’s that got to do with climate change?) And so it was, I found myself, with a little slip of paper scarred with hastily-jotted notes and sunblock, in front of groups of about 15 people (predominantly tourists and young children I must say) talking about the campaign. Read more »