Mauritius The Beagle has now crossed the Indian Ocean, and has stopped at Mauritius. The Beagle has anchored at Port Louis on the western coast. I used the opportunity to explore the geology of the island, as usual. I took an excursion south of Port Louis to Le Pouce - the third highest mountain on the island. [...]
We are now in the port of Callao, seven miles from Lima. We are making a trip to the island of San Lorenzo just off the coast of Lima. We have the opportunity to examine the ruins of the 1746 Lima-Callao earthquake. I have found fossils and shells on the island that I will look [...]
The H.M.S Beagle finally arrived in Falmouth, after nearly a five year journey. I got a coach straight home to Shrewsbury two days later. Soon, after I had arrived home, I started the long work of classification and sorting out my specimens and writing up my wide-scooping notes and observations. I eventually published several works [...]
After leaving the Galapagos islands, we got on the ship, (H.M.S Beagle), and set sail for Tahiti. It was a journey of 3,200 miles. When we all got to Tahiti I went to observe the coral reefs off the island. We took a few trips down to the coral reefs. They were located all over the island of Tahiti. [...]
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina/Chile [...]
Chiloe Island The HMS Beagle has arrived at Chiloe Island, in Chile. I recorded the Island was hilly and made up of one big forest so dense and impenetrable that only the coastal regions of the island were cultivated. One plant in particular caught my interest - the Chilean giant rhubarb Gunnera scabra, a food [...]
After we left Salvador da Bahia, the HMS Beagle encountered bad weather. We realised it would be unsafe to carry on travelling so we are taking shelter in the northern coast if Brazil for a few days. I am exploring the reef everyday and I respect it to the fullest. I found a bar composed [...]
I am in Santa Fe [Argentina] following up on fossilised remains, I stopped at Rio Tercero to search for fossils and bones. I have found a Toxodon tooth and two sets of badly decayed bones ,of which I was only able to obtain a Mastodon tooth. I found more fossils and the remains of a [...]
The H.M.S Beagle arrived at Paihia, New Zealand on 1st December 1835. We disembarked and went to explore the surroundings, there were leaves and trees everywhere on the hills, but there were some creeks and streams of fresh water where we were standing. Very little of the landscape had been changed by humans beings. When [...]
After hours of travelling on the HMS Beagle we have finally arrived in Mercedes, Uruguay. I have come here to investigate some giant bones that I have heard about from people at a farmhouse in Sandis. I had gone to investigate the giant bones accompanied by my host, Captain Fitz-Roy. The bone skull was equal in [...]