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Charles Darwin starts his journey on the HMS Beagle as the captain's assistant.
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Darwin's first observations are recorded he decides to create a book outlining his discoveries.
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Darwin explored Brazilian rainforest's for the first time. He records all of his botanical findings in his journal.
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Captain Robert FitzRoy sends three Natives back to their homeland of Argentina while trying to set up a Christian mission.
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Darwin finds the Falkland Islands to be Desolate and uninteresting though he does find a brachiopod fossil there.
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While here, he sees Mount Osomo erupt. The eruption and he writes about how the earthquaking aftermath unsettles him.
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Darwin's stay at the Galapagos Islands, where some of his most famous research was conducted, lasts through October. Here, he finds various species of birds, plants, and tortoises. He finds that while these species are unique to the Galapagos Islands, they hold similarities to other mainland species. He was amazed by the large tortoise species there.
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The Cocos Islands provided an excellent place to study coral reefs.
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Even though Darwin found amazing creatures in the jungles of South America, he found himself terribly seasick and homesick. He began to grow tired of the sea and desired to return home.
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Darwin and the rest of the people aboard the Beagle make it home.
