The New Zealand ambassador David Taylor who has already paid us a supportive visit was very receptive to my call.He gave me very good advice on our situation He also played a part in getting the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary put in place and had been in dialog with the mayor of Ulsan and city officials.Inviting them to visit Kaikoura,New Zealand which has a world renowned whale watch industry,and like Korea had a history of whaling. His helpfulness was a nice gesture and made me proud to be a kiwi,as some of the other embassy's were not so receptive.

Next we headed of to town for my hospital visit.I quickly lost my nervous smile taking my cloths off when i saw the doctors worried look,another case of suspected pollution poisoning, with a combination of sleep deprivation and sensitive skin.But my spirits remain high, the campaign is gaining more momentum and strength every day-we all feel it.

You can make your voice heard by taking part in the cyberaction which calls on the mayor of Ulsen to scrap the plans to build the whale meat factory-PLEASE do this is very much a winnable campaign -info on this on the website homepage. Our computers here tend to play up a bit and the phone line clicks,must be the Korean internet connection eh!

Next on our 'to do list' was a shopping trip to the vege market,a wonderful infusion of exotic smells,foreign voices and human frenzy all rotating around colorful and odd vegetables. The smells coming from the large fish market were not so foreign,but an amazing vast array of all aspects of sea life were on display from giant spider crabs to 2m long octopuses,most available live.Unpleasant but unforgettable.

To our surprise the threatening banners lining the opposite side of the street have all been taken down and we have a increase in visitors as people who saw the press conference come to meet us and ask questions,one activist Jim was shopping today and a lady pointed her finger at him ,said his name and then pointed at the whale embassy news clip on the TV,both smiled.

Raoni