I am also interested in Oporto, Portugal. I have a photo of my gr gr grandfather taken in Porto. Heather McKinley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Pittman-Wingerter" <win1@usol.com> To: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:33 AM Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Query:Nfld/Eng Capts.@ Lisbon/Cadiz/Oporto > Newfoundland fish was taken to market in Spain & Portugal- Lisbon, Cadiz, Oporto, etc. in the 1700s & 1800s. > > Can anyone help me in finding ANY information on where the captains & crew stayed and what they did to pass the time when at these foriegn ports (besides in the taverns drinking!), especially during the times when they had to wait for convoys to form before departing, as an ancestor of mine did in the late 1770's and 1880s. It appears at times the wait was months. > > If anyone has some personal knowledge from an ancestor's writings, or could tell me of any books or manuscripts, letters in archives, etc. that would give some idea of what life was like while in one of those above-mentioned ports, whether waiting to procure a return cargo, or forced to await a convoy, etc. A little detail is what I'm after! > > Thanks to all who can help, even a little! > > Michele PITTMAN-Wingerter > Michigan > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > Please do not submit, or respond to, virus alerts, chain letters, or other off-topic material sent to the list. > >