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Enjoying the open days (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov

Dunedin has been a treat. From the shags hanging about on the main deck, to the record number of people who attended the open days, to the ever-changing weather, it’s been a full on and fantastic two days.

As well as two open boats, we held our third Green Drinks event on the ship last night. In Auckland and Lyttelton we were blessed with textbook late-summer evenings. Not so in Dunedin. The thunder rolled and the lightening cracked and the rain came tumbling down. The saving grace was a mighty rainbow, which draped itself over the harbour and over the ship; its pot of gold just metres away.

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A Dunedin welcome (C) GREENPEACE / Sharomov

So much can happen in a week! It’s about that long since I wrote my last blog. In the meantime, you’ll have noticed the privilege was passed on to our web editor Nick, who joined the ship during its time in Lyttelton.

Now we are on our way into Dunedin. As I type, we’re sidling into port, with the albatross colony to our left and Port Chalmers to the right. Dunedin is as still and beautiful as I remember. And welcoming! I’m looking out the bridge windows and can see people along the harbour edge waving and even a group of children holding a rainbow banner. So we’re not public enemy number one everywhere after all!!

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