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My name is Erich Boehm. But everybody calls me Joe. I was born in 1954 in Bruck/Mur, that's in Austria. After my time in school, I've learned a job as a carpenter but pretty soon, I wanted to see the world, so I started a job as an engineer on a ship and traveled for 5 years around the world.

After my time as a seaman, I worked for a few years in Russia and met my wife. Now we have two sons and live on a farm more than 1000m above sea level in the mountains.

It was 10 years ago when Greenpeace Austria was looking for somebody in the warehouse, and lucky me, I got the job!

In the last few years I spent more time in some of the east European countries than at home. Two years ago, I started to work in our oceans campaign and when I heard about the the plans of the Southern Ocean tour, I thought, one of us must go onto the Esperanza to join the expedition! And well, what can I say? I was chosen by our team, so last year down to the Southern Ocean.

From the very first beginning, I helped with pump system that we used to block the view of the whaler's harpoon.

I also wrote a weblog and was surprised how many people where reading it, and how many answers we got!

This year I got a call at my birthday, and was told, to join the tour in 2007 again! It was a hard trip last year, we stayed three months and it wasn't easy for me, but I decided, to come again!

- Joe

Thank you so much for deciding to help the whales again this year Joe. The fact that last years trip was hard and you are willing to go again shows just how much you care. I admire that.

It may not be easy this year too, but a hero's job is rarely easy. That's why they're called hero's.

I could only imagine the pressure and responsibility you are taking on.

Wat to go Joe (Erich)!. I truly admire and envy you for the adventure you are taking on once again. Your valor and actions add a bit more to the ongoing struggle. Please don't stop fighting for wat is right, make us proud, and know that we are more and more every day, united in this campaign.

Hello Joe! Good to see a picture of your face back on the Eperanza.
The sun is shining over the snow here on the scottish land, and warming my skin. Thinking of you with warm thoughts, out there on the cold and snowy ocean...