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Hi Lally, Mikey, Shane, Andrew, and all. Just to say thank you before you go. You've brought a message of Love to this earth that won't be forgotten. As children, we have learned to be more Loving and responsible people. You have not only protected life, ...but you have brought life and manifested it in the hearts of millions. This is the most important thing of all, ...and you were all just magnificent. If this world ever makes it, it will be because of what you all began here. Now than ever more, we must not let this moment slip away. Hold on my Warrior of the Rainbow friends. Hold on to this precious Love you have worked so hard for. Though some of you may not always be visible, ...I will remember you always. I Promise to do all I can to continue this journey with you. May Love and Light be your path through all your lives. Thank you so very much, ...Wes/David/Grateful Child

Hey Lally,
I am really interested in greenpeace and their efforts to put an end to whaling. For my year 12 english talk, i have chosen to speak about "greenpeace and whaling"

Your blog really inspires me, if you could help me in any way, please do so...

Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Tanya

Right on, Lally!
I've really liked your writings and wish you a good time back home! The fight will still go on in my household!

The fight to stop whaling it's really far from the end, I think that even the smallest help is important, but the help that you and the remain crew is giving to this fight it´s the most important and the most amazing thing that someone could give. Now that you are leaving, the only thing that I can say is THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Dear Lally and Mikey,

Thank you for all your help to save whales these past few months and for your fantastic posts that make us all feel as though we're really there. Well, we are in spirit.

For posters,

Recommended reading - see http://www.icrwhale.org/eng-index.htm - "Role and Problems of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission in terms of Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Whale Stocks"

They're talking about "political coercion", "cultural imperialism", the "dysfunctional nature" of the IWC, and so on, not to mention that old canard "competition between fisheries and marine mammals." Unfortunately whales and other marine mammals don't know they're in competition for fish so it can't be said to be a fair contest.

Yours Marine

ps Dear Greenpeace Webmaster, my typekey doesn't work anymore, Typekey say it's your fault, not theirs. Any solution?

Thank you guys so much for witnessing and preventing some of the slaughter of whales, not only for your own sakes, but for those who are no there. All the best. Kia Kaha.

Hiya Lally,

Well done you lot! Make sure to check out the buona vista bar on Greenpoint!
Here's some lyrics from the Dolphin song from HHGTG, seemed apropriate for the second leg of the Espy:

SO LONG& THNKS FOR ALL THE FISH

So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear

You may not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that grow (around you)
So long so long and thanks for all the fish

The world’s about to be destroyed
There’s no point getting all annoyed
Lie back and let the world dissolve (around you)

Despite those nets of tuna fleetes
We thought most of you were sweet
Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women

So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish

If I had just one last wish
I would like a tasy fish
If we could just change one thing
We would all have learnt to sing

Come one and all
Man and mammal
Side by side in life's great gene pool

So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
(Douglas Adams)

Eric/Amsterdam
p.s. Say hello to Mickey!

Congratulations to all crewmembers of the Greenpeace ships! You have done an excellent job! You should all be very proud of yourselves.

thank you Lally and all the other writers for stories written well and powerfully, conveying in a way that touched on emotional levels. lally, probably as much as you cried and laughed, so did i through your descriptions. i wish you all the best and, as above, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Dear Lally,
thankyou for spending some time down south with us and being a caretaker for those beautiful mammals in the whale sanctuary. I hope that you and your husband have grown closer over this time and that your break together will bring light to your paths. Take care of yourselves when you get home. Im sure the virtue of what you have done will make your heart glow for years. May you be well and happy and safe
Padma

Dear Crew of the Espy and Sunrise,
You have been such an inspiration the past months... your compassion has strenghtenen me. I wish you all the very best for life 'after'... in hard times think that you have save many a whale and touched so many souls around the world and contributed to a better future.
I agree with the comment from last week that this weblog is to beautiful to just let go off, it actually would make a perfect book about this expedition, maybe with added stories and reports about ocean life etc. It would be an adventurous, humorous, educational and poetic book that would surely find a reading public. Anyone knowing if this could be taken up?

A heartfelt thank you for all you've done!!!!

Hey Lally, i met you in the bottle shop last night. i promised you id check it out. Pretty inspirational stuff. You guys should all be very proud of what you are doing. There are so many people out there that just dont see the bigger picture or if they do (myself included) just dont have the commitment to really do something about it. Please keep it up for thoses of us who wont. Best wishes.