If you ask David Coffin, he'll tell you that most people don't understand what ocean music is all about. “They think it's just a shack in the ocean, but they're a very special kind of song…a rhythmic song, [crew members] “I used to sing a lot while I was working on the ship,” said the New Haven native. “Sea Shack is the gateway to maritime music, but there's so much more, including whaling songs and songs about things at sea.” Coffin, 64, performs maritime concerts and teaches maritime music to schools. He is a well-known regional speaker who leads music programs and hosts the annual Christmas Revels at Cambridge's Saunders Theater in celebration of the winter solstice. He has been for over 40 years. He has also served as his tour guide on Boston Harbor Cruises for almost his 25 years, and on the Boston Harbor City new harbor cruise “Boston Lighthouse and Outer Harbor Cruise” which he organizes and acts as the narrator for the cruise. He said he was excited. This cruise he is offered from Thursday to Sunday in May. 12. “People are obsessed with lighthouses. On this two-hour cruise of his, he takes you to four lighthouses and one surprise lighthouse,” Coffin said, adding that the cruise also includes a musical element. he said. “I really like to tell stories, and there's so much history here in Boston Harbor. For me, every trip is a performance, and it's been almost 25 years now. [as a tour guide] and have [included] The same information is never outdated. ” Coffin added that his office is “the coolest, floating one in town.” And I'm so successful that I have windows on all four sides of my office. ” We met Kirsten Wiberg, the father of her three children (an adult daughter and two adult stepchildren), who lives in Gloucester with his wife Kirsten Wiberg, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. We talked about all sorts of things.
If you could travel anywhere right now, where would you go? I want to go to Fiji. why? I think the water itself speaks for itself.
Do you prefer to book your trip through a travel agent or yourself? My wife is in charge.
Thinking about an “unplugged” vacation? I totally agree. It's difficult, but it's very healthy for your brain.
What was your worst vacation experience? It was a bus driver's day off on a Carnival cruise about 20 years ago, when I was still working. It was like a floating city with thousands of people living there. Never again.
What is your favorite childhood travel memory? On the way back from Paris, where I was visiting my grandparents when I was six or seven years old, the plane lost one engine, making it three instead of four. Everyone lost their appetite, so we ate a lot of dessert. Remember, I was a kid and still flying, so everything seemed fine to me.
Do you take time off to relax, learn, or just have an all-around adventure? Strictly to relax. My last vacation was a forced vacation.
What books will you bring to read on your next vacation? there is nothing. Reading takes me out of where I am, but I haven't traveled very far to get away from where I am.
If you could travel with one celebrity/famous person, who would it be? my wife.
What is the best gift to give a traveler? Great restaurant recommendations and prepaid bills.
What is your go-to snack while traveling by plane or car? Trail mix (any kind including raisins) and ginger ale.
What is the coolest souvenir you bought during your vacation? I stepped on a sea urchin on a beach in Spain and got a hole in my foot. I went there alone because it was low tide. I was a young child, so all I remember is not being able to walk for a few days and getting lots of ice cream.
What are the best apps/websites for traveling? none. Her wife makes the travel arrangements and goes directly through the airline.
What has traveling taught you? Let's go there early.
What is your best travel tip? Unpack half your suitcase and leave the unpacked items at home. You don't need as much as you think.
Juliet Pennington can be reached at writeonjuliet@comcast.net.
