what a bad surprise, that protesting crowd with angry people. I have seen photographs of the event in the 17-november issue of the newspaper "La Voz de Galicia", showing attendees carrying several banners in English and in Spanish with "Fuera Greenpeace" and other unfriendly words. Clearly, this "spontaneous protest" must have been prepared well ahead of time. Too bad that fishermen do not realize that we are campaigning for the future of oceans AND for the future of their own jobs.

I am from the North of Spain, not Galicia, instead the Basque Country and I was at the Esperanza in Dublin, just a few weeks before this happened. Hopefully will be cleared who who behind the fishermen. I am member of greenpeace Brazil, where I first joined and will still there.

Thanks for this post. I got an email about the incident in Vigo and straight away signed the support page in www.greenpeace.es and sent another mail to all my contacts asking them to show support for your work.

It seems to me that most people really don't understand the work you guys do. Today I went to visit the Esperanza while it was docked in Bilbao as I had never seen one of your boats in person. Because I thought it was a shame that my two kids hadn't seen you, at 4pm I got them from school and went with them to the light house, next to the marina just before you hit the sea coming out of Bilbao (after the hanging bridge). While the Esperanza was going by and my son was waving at you, I was involved in a big agrument with some locals that were saying that Greenpece wants all fishing stopped an no more trees cut. Me trying to explain that the fishing and the cutting has to be balanced so that there'll be some left in the future. I hope I convinced some of them.
So if your were one of the ones at the front of the Esperanza which waved back at my son, I'd like you to know that the colour of the rainbow were being defended against ignorance by someone who believes in your work.
Just to finish off. Walking back home my 10 year old son asked me if he could join Greenpece. So now you have one more member.

What an action packed mission!! Thanks for keeping us updated and sorry you got a bit eggy but at least you didn't get molotov cocktails thrown at you which is something I've heard the fishermen are rather fond of throwing in the Galapagos Islands!

L.

- the comment above is sooooooooooo lovely!!!! :-) you guys must me dead proud!

Hey Dave and Co.

Good work! Hope your doing as well as you would like! It's never enough though is it? Anyway good luck! If I can help in anyway let me know!

Luv x

Lisa

Once again, congrats on the good work. Sounds like things were a bit iffy there for awhile, but, it also sounds like you all handled yourselves well, as usual. Your work is so important, thanks for being there.
gbreez aka Amena