Frode, Greenpeace campaigner, with the harpoon

After last night's meeting, Harald presented Frode with an unusual gift - a
very old whaling harpoon. It's hard to know how to interpret such a thing,
but he had a friendly smile when he gave it to Frode. I don't think we
changed anyone's mind here about whaling, but we did have a productive
dialog. We also found that we have much in common with the people of
Ísafjördur on other environmental issues - like toxic waste,
nuclear reprocessing, climate change and so on.

In all, it was a very good visit. I feel privileged to have been to such a
place - seen it and talked to its people. But in the end, I am convinced
that commercial whaling will have to end, either now or in the future, after
minke stocks have been decimated (though not by the Icelanders alone). That
is my opinion, the people of Ísafjördur each have their own -
and no doubt many of theirs differ from mine.

-- Andrew