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Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2000
Time: 2000 EDT

The sloop Providence welcomed the Ernestina and her crew with a Pizza party when we arrived last night.  We thank Rob Hoffman, staff and crew for their hospitality!

This morning, after a two hour dockside program for 50 students, we tidied the ship for visitors for the rest of the day.  And what a wonderful group came aboard! Included were: Joseph and Albertina Mendes, son of Henrique Mendes, former owner of Ernestina, and half owner from 1950 until his family members sold the boat in the sixties
Oling Monteiro Jackson dedicated supporter of the Ernestina for 25 years and president of  "Friends of the Ernestina"
Ronn Tunstall arrived by bus with  40 kids from the Providence Housing Authority. They had seen the ship at India Point Park and came aboard for a look around
Ken Cabral arrived with a pot full of Catchupa later in the day, and his brothers Albert and Lenny visited the ship as well.  Ken met us out in the river while we we were coming in to Providence in a boat with John C. Meyer, a videographer. They got some video and stills for future use. John came down to talk with us about some upcoming programs with artists.
Anildo Lopes, a former crewmember who made the 1964 and 1965 trips on the Ernestina between Cabo Verde and Providence, RI and shipped out for many years inter-island and to Africa on the Ernestina contributed food and music.
Musicians Henrique J. Moniz "Djicai" crew member on the packet vessel "Maria Sony" in 1959 between Cabo Verde and Providence, RI., Manuel Carlos Fortes "Bexa", Jose "Mariquinha", and "Joanzinho" gave as a present their talent and time
Yvonne Smart, Librarian at the Foxpoint Library and longtime supporter of the Ernestina
Matt Barros, artist and longtime supporter of Ernestina
Virginia Golsalves
Johnny Pina,a legendary Cape Verdean musician, and his son Paul Pina
Albert Torres Perreira, artist and host of radio program and longtime supporter
Rosemary Santos and friends from the Heritage Harbor Museum
Joaquina Bella Teixeira, Director of the Black Heritage Society in Providence
George Lima, politician and radio host
Reverend Charles Smith and several members of the Sheldon Street Church (the oldest Cape Verdean Church outside Cabo Verde)
Members of the Fox Point School in Providence
Kevin Cute, Costal Management
Cynthia Soares, researcher working in Brown University
Dana Turken and Melissa Brough, Brown University Students interviewing for a radio program
Dr. Richard Lobban, Prof. of Afro and African American Studies at Rhode Island College and several of his students

A brief rain shower and we were all under tarps or below in the fishhold.

Captain: Amanda Madeira
Program Coordinators: Inette Rex

We would like to thank Lotus and IBM for donation of software, hardware and funding to enable regular electronic updates from the ship.

NOAA Chart is provided courtesy of Maptech using Cruising Navigator 4.3 and grabbing the image using Grabit Pro 6.02.

 
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