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1831 December 3
Darwin was in Plymouth and started sleeping onboard the ship. He was given quarters in the chart room, one deck above Capt. FitzRoy's quarters, at the stern of the ship. The chart room was nine feet by eleven feet and had five feet of generous headroom. 1831 December 27 Tuesday (about 11:00 AM)
After a few delays, H.M.S. Beagle headed out from Plymouth with a crew of 73 under clear skies and a good wind. Darwin became sea-sick almost immediately. -
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1832 January 6
The ship arrived at the port of Santa Cruz, Tenerife Island.1832 January 16
The Beagle arrived at Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands, and anchored at Porto Praya. horizontal white band of shells within a cliff face along the shoreline about forty-five feet above sea level. The ship stayed at the island for twenty-three days.
1832 February 28
The ship arrived at Salvador, Brazil, in All Saints Bay.In town Darwin was disgusted at the sight of black slavery.