31st Jan 1832

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St Jago This morning the view was very fine, the air being singularly clear and the mountains were projected against dark blue or black clo...

30th Jan 1832

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St Jago Walked to the coast West of Quail Island with King, and collected numerous marine animals, all of extreme interest. I am frequently ...

29th Jan 1832

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St Jago Divine service was performed on Board, it is the first time I have seen it: it is a striking scene and the extreme attention of the ...

28th Jan 1832

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St Jago Collected a great number of curious and beautiful animals from the little pools left by the tide. The colours of the sponges and co...

27th Jan 1832

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St Jago Employed in working at yesterdays produce.

26th Jan 1832

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St Jago Rowlett, Bynoe and myself started early in the morning on a riding expedition to Ribera Grande. We went to Praya to get our horses ...

25th Jan 1832

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St Jago Collected some marine animals at Quail Island and spent most part of the day in examining them.

24th Jan 1832

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St Jago After our one oclock dinner, Wickham, the Captain and myself walked to the famous Baobob tree and measured it more accurately. Cap ...

23rd Jan 1832

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St Jago Walked with Maccormick to Flag Staff Hill. We passed over an extended plain of table land. There was scarcely one green leaf on th...

22nd Jan 1932

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St Jago This day has passed (and it is a subject for wonder) very much like any other Sunday out of the Magic line of the Tropics. In the ev...

21st Jan 1832

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St Jago All day I have been working at yesterdays produce. Geology is at present my chief pursuit and this island gives full scope for its ...

20th Jan 1832

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St Jago I took a long walk with Maccormick into the interior. Although in such a country the objects of interest are few, yet perhaps from ...

19th Jan 1832

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St Jago I took a walk with Musters. I went to the West along the coast, and then returned by a more inland path. My imagination never pictu...

18th Jan 1832

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St Jago I have been excessively busy all day and have hardly time to write my days log: the little time I was out of my cabin, I spent geolo...