The Beagle Diary was later used to write Darwin's famous book 'Voyage of the Beagle' (1839). The narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836. Darwin describes each day of the voyage, some in intimate detail, during the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe.
23rd December 1834
Chonos Archipelago Stood out to sea, but bad weather coming on from the Northward, we ran back again & anchored in another cove.
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