After having an amazing time in Cairns it was time to move on.
We made our way down the East Coast in the van all the way down to Sydney. Then we headed over to Indonesia for a months exploring with our families. We had a amazing time seeing 6 different islands and plenty of beautiful marine life.
Once we returned to Australia we set off on the final leg of our journey in the van from Sydney to Melbourne. This would be our final destination, a place to work and sell our beloved van.
After a day of job hunting I spotted a team of fundraising wearing Sea Shepherd shirts. After a 5 minute chat I was on the phone to the manager and ready for an interview that afternoon.
I worked for the next 3 months fundraising for the ocean. Fundraising to stop illegal whaling/fishing, inspiring people to stop shark finning, educating people about captivity/slaughter of dolphins in Japan. I met lots of amazing people and was able to use my knowledge of the marine environment to really inspire people to get behind Sea Shepherd.
It is an amazing charity. I love the hands-on direct action approach they take. Its sets them apart from other charities and is totally necessary as most places they operate are authority voids allowing poaching vessels to do what they want. Without Sea Shepherd the Japanese whalers would still be murdering thousands of whales. A fleet of around 30 illegal poaching vessels would still be in operation.
Thanks to Paul Thompson (manager) and the rest of the team. Special thanks to Will Sadlier for being a great mate to work with and killing it in the A-team
http://www.seashepherd.org.au/
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