30th September 1835

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Galapagos The next day, a light breeze carried us over the calm sea, which lies between Narborough & Albermale Isd. In the latter, high ...

29th September 1835

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Galapagos Anchored at Noon in a small cove beneath the highest & boldest land which we have yet seen. — The Volcanic origin of all is bu...

28th September 1835

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Galapagos Steered towards the Southern end of Albermale Isd, which was surveyed. Captain Fitzroy’s Journal Having taken on board live pigs a...

27th September 1835

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal Being Sunday, many of the officers and ship's company were on shore in the afternoon, and some of the officers...

26th September 1835

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Galapagos Industriously collected all the animals, plants, insects & reptiles from this Island. — It will be very interesting to find fr...

25th September 1835

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Galapagos This is situated nearly in the centre of the Island, about 4 &½ miles inland, & elevated perhaps 1000 ft above the sea. — ...

24th September 1835

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal While we were endeavouring to reach the anchorage in Post-Office Bay (Charles Island), Mr. Chaffers and Mr.Mellers...

23rd & 24th September 1835

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Galapagos Crossed over & came to an anchor at Charles Island. Here there is a settlement of only five to 6 years standing. An Englishman...

22nd September 1835

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Galapago s We slept on the sand-beach, & in the morning after having collected many new plants, birds, shells & insects, we returned...

21st September 1835

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Galapagos My servant & self were landed a few miles to the NE in order that I might examine the district mentioned above as resembling c...

20th September 1835

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Galapagos 19th & 20th During these two days surveyed the seaward coast of the Isd & returned to an anchor where we had found the Wha...

19th September 1835

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Captain Fitzroy’s Journal Sailed round the north-east extremity of the island, and worked to the southward against a tide, or rather current...

18th September 1835

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Galapagos Again we moved our Anchorage & again after dinner took a long walk. — We ascended the broken remains of a low but broad crater...

17th September 1835

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Galapagos The Beagle was moved into St Stephens harbor. We found there an American Whaler & we previously had seen two at Hoods Island. ...