I have no proof of the following but it is just a suggestion: If the ship picked up people from the islands in the same order every time then inter-island traveling would be impossible without going to the final destination (making the whole round trip). If they reverse their order on the return trip them could pick up passengers/goods (as room allowed) just traveling from one island to another without making the whole trip to the USA, Brazil, etc. This is just a theory.
-----Original Message----- >From: Dano <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 10, 2014 10:24 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Two ship manifests from Sao Miguel > >The more stops the ship made probably likened it more to purgatory for the >passengers, than a sightseeing trip. Most Azorians were not wealthy and so >were berthed in steerage. Anyone that travelled that way would probably tell >you that it was chaotic with entire families packed in to small quarters. >Depending on the timeframe and the ship they travelled on, they may not have >even been allowed on deck. The Peninsular was mainly a passenger ship which >likely only carried cargo incidental to the voyage. So, it was more likely >that the reason for the stops at the various islands was to pick up more >passengers - somewhat akin to a train that stops at every small town on the >way to its ultimate destination. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with >it :) > >-- >For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) >mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Azores Genealogy" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
