26 December 2005
Mother Nature takes control
by Lally, onboard the Arctic Sunrise
We are in the middle of another huge force 10 storm, winds have topped 120 kilometers per hour and the ocean looks very angry indeed. Inspired by these circumstances I am lying in my bunk practicing a new horizontal typing technique that involves resting the laptop on my chest and propping my head at a 45 degree angle so that I look like I have tiny little arms and about six chins.
All the same feelings from the first three weeks at sea are back as we return to carrying out daily life as if living inside a giant washing machine. But this time there is one major difference. This time we have found the whalers and we all know that for as long as the storms keep up the whalers cannot hunt and if they cannot hunt then no whales will die.
So even though we are back to a life where making a cup of tea is an endurance test the storms simply don't feel so bad anymore. For now, Mother Nature has taken charge of things and once again life is no longer in our hands.
Comments
Well done, folks. I have been following the blog for a few days with interest. You are doing a great job. I wish I could see the faces of the crew on the whaling ships when you harassed them with the water jets. It takes particular courage to do what you have done, and we are all thinking of you during this time when you'd otherwise be with family and friends.
Posted by: canberra boy at December 26, 2005 12:18 PM
Hey,
I just wanted to say what an amazing job your doing and although not everyone may realise it at the moment i hope they do when there are whales swimming freely in our ocens 50 years from now!!! Like humans they are all god's creatures and should be given the same respect, and you are insuring that happens!!
Keeps up the good work and stay true to your task, no matter how impossible it may look at times.....look at the smaller picture and smile with pride!
thankyou!!
Posted by: Save the whales!!!! at December 26, 2005 12:49 PM
Job well done to all of you; I am there with you in spirit and hope eventually this type of job is no longer required as we learn to love and respect all of nature.
Posted by: Andrea at December 28, 2005 4:56 PM
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