From the International Donut Commission, in Anchorage Alaska
Posted by Dave (at the last day of the International Whaling Commission, in Anchorage, Alaska)
© Greenpeace. Photo by Dave Walsh.
IWC stories: The security has been pretty tight here at the IWC - I've even seen members of the National Guard wandering about in full fatigues. There's been lots and lots of police here. That said, the police have been really friendly - and are constantly dropping by the Whale Broadcasting Corporation to say hello. Earlier, I caught a hotel security man was eyeing my camera. I thought I was in trouble for something - he wanted advice on doing long exposures of the Northern Lights.
Earlier, our whales expert, John Frizell, was in the elevator of the Captain Cook hotel, with some tourists.
"Are you here for the convention?", they asked.
"Yes, I am", said John.
"What's it about?", came the question?
"It's the International Whaling Convention"
"Oh... we thought it was a police convention, there's so many of them here!"
Later, I was out on the street, photographing the rows and rows of Anchorage Police Department SUVs, when I saw a uniformed policeman with a camera and tripod doing precisely the same thing. I got talking to him, and told him the police convention story.
"Oh, well, we've been telling everyone that Dunkin' Donuts have come to down for a meeting", he said laughing.
