[Barn Pool, where the Beagle lay before sailing. One of the safest anchorages in the Hamoze, it lies across the Tamar opposite the King William Yard, Devonport]
As I am sure many will realise, with our daily dose of Darwin (Plus Fitzroy and Covington) now nearly come to its inevitable end I am missing their wonderful descriptions of the world of 1831-36. But all is not lost. The whole thing will remain here for new readers to 'catch up'... and I have decided myself to wind back to October 1832, with the Beagle in South America, and follow again their exploits day-by-day.
Additionally, for those who want to accompany me, James Cook's Endeavour voyage has now been running for a couple of months (click on the link on the top right of this page). With Cook, we are certainly in another age.... 63 years before the start of the Darwin voyage, the Endeavour having left Plymouth Sound in 1768 (Darwin 1831).
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