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Charles Darwin begins his journey
He is on the HMS beagle voyage as the captains assistant. -
The beagle arrives at the Cape Verde Islands
The excitement of the new surroundings inspired Darwin to the idea of recording his discoveries on the journey. -
The Beagle arrives in Brazil
This is Darwin's first time experiencing rain forests, which he thoroughly enjoyed. He thought that the plants were very striking and beautiful. -
The beagle crosses the equator
They pass the equator and the crew and ship inhabitants are being a bit rowdy. -
The Beagle arrives in Argentina
Darwin gets to observe fossils he sees while he is there, he believes them to be new. He is ecstatic at his discovery. -
Charles continues his adventures in Argentina
Charles meets some natives and tries to start a Christian mission to bring his faith to the natives, however it fails. -
Charles finds the Falkland islands
Charles Darwin finds islands that seemed of little value, however, upon closer inspection he discovered "primitive" rocks. After cracking them open, he found that the insides contained fossils of brachiopods. -
Darwin experiences a volcanic eruption
Darwin sees a volcano erupt first hand while on the island of Chiloe and also experiences an earthquake, which he found very damaging and perhaps worrisome. -
Darwin arrives at the Galapagos islands
Darwin finds many unique species on the island, including but not limited to birds, aquatic iguanas, and large tortoises. So large in fact, that he is so amazed he rides one.
