Sea, Sand and Sky: Sea Shanties and Safaris

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Sea Shanties and Safaris

WAY HAUL AWAY, WE’LL HAUL AWAY TOGETHER! WAY HAUL AWAY, WE’LL HAUL AWAY JOE!!

Almost ready to depart!

Working on the marine mammal safari was a blast. If you like spending your day on a boat in Boston Harbor, under the sun, and seeing some harbor seals, then this is the trip for you. Save the Harbor created a FREE trip open to anyone who signed up, to join us on a safari trip through Boston Harbor. Most of the kids who I talked to on the trip were so excited because they’d never been on a boat before. Most of them didn’t even know that they could spot harbor seals in their home city.

Spotted: a harbor seal

“HARBOR SEAL SIX O’CLCOK”! On the second trip out of the day, heads turned to the back of the boat to spot a harbor seal in our wake, popping his head up so that he could only be seen for a couple seconds. Little kids screamed and scurried to the edge so they could pop their heads out over the edge. Phones were ripped out of pockets in a quick attempt to snap a picture and engrave a memory.

One of the best parts of the day was teaching all of our passengers to sing Haul Away Joe! I loved thanking each person walking off the boat and listening to each child hum the sea shanty they had just learned and sang at the top of their lungs.

Until the next adventure
-Patrice Haney

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Welcome to Save the Harbor / Save the Bay's Boston Harbor blog "Sea, Sand & Sky".

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is a non-profit public-interest Boston Harbor environmental advocacy organization whose mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, the Boston Harbor Islands, the Boston Harbor region's public beaches, Boston's waterfront and the marine environment and share them with the public, for everyone to enjoy.

Since 1986, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay has been the driving force behind the transformation of Boston Harbor from one of the dirtiest urban harbors in America to one of the cleanest in the world.

As a result of our advocacy, Boston Harbor has been transformed from a "Harbor of Shame" into a source of recreational, educational and economic opportunity and civic pride. Today the beaches of South Boston are among the cleanest urban beaches in the nation, the Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park, and Boston's waterfront has become a compelling destination for residents and visitors alike.

Working with a broad base of civic, corporate, government, scientific, philanthropic and community partners, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay continues to strengthen the connections between communities and the harbor, and promote the increasingly important impact Boston Harbor has on the region’s economy.

Each year Save the Harbor / Save the Bay runs 2 free Youth Environmental Education Programs that combine recreation and hands-on education to bring Boston Harbor alive for thousands of Boston area young people. Since 2003, we have connected nearly 250,000 youth and teens to Boston Harbor, the Boston Harbor Islands, our region's public beaches and Boston's waterfront.