From Captain Alisa to my fellow pirates.

What a boat trip guys ! hun ! Windy but instructive !

Captain Bruce told us a lot last wednesday : about the islands and the Boston history ! But who's a better story teller than an 330 years old Lady Pirate! Here is how I have experienced the very old and quite more recent changes of Boston.

The first inhabitants of Boston were native americans fishers. With the pilgrims fathers arrival, it quickly became one of the most important trading harbour in the world. Almost all the english imports to new england arrived by those waters, that's how Boston ended up being the revolution's birth place. Ever heard of the Boston Tea Party ? All those retailers were fearless when it came to money! Trust my pirate's experience, they were tough guys who would fight to death to protect their goods!

We, pirates, use to love all those islands, in Boston Harbour. Pirates love Islands. It's the best places to hide ! I actually left a treasure on Castle Island. Here is the a clue: find the hot dogs !

Today there are 34 islands in boston harbour. All this sea front real estate has been taking worth years after years. Some people still use the islands as a shelter. Really mates can you believe this?!?! We pirates were the first to love those islands ! Who are the thief now hunnn ?!?! Bostonians used to use them as training camps for the fire fighters. They were sending there peoples who had the pledge or the cholera ! They even builted a house for the poor there!

But let me tell you about the Big Dig ! That's impressive. The city is "moving toward the sea" since many years. Indeed lots of wharf have been build during years and years and they started to fill in some sections. Water used to cover the whole quincy market!

Some how they decided to build a gigantic ugly highway witch was almost shaped as the water front. Obviously the city was way less appealing at this dark time! Even for pirate I swear! What a waste of money! Can you immagine how many bottles of rhum we coud have bought instead!
Speaking of what, our pirates lives were misarable at the time. The Boston bay was disgusting. the water was more smelly than me and my crew were !

But finally Bostonians woke up, they have been cleaning the harbour, which cost way less than the big dig ! Big dig was very efficient though. I have to admit, Boston is such a beautiful green and clean city know. I confess that I kind of enjoy my stay out of my boat sometimes!

Last pirate's tip: visit mysecretboston.com and try "la voile" french restaurant....