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Plymouth, England
"The misery I endured from seasickness is far beyond what I eve guessed at." -
Cape Verde Islands
"It then first dawned on me that I might perhaps write a book on the geology of the various countries visited, and this made me thrill with delight." -
Crossing the equator
"We have crossed the equator, and I have undergone the disagreeable option of being shaved... the constable blindfolded me and thus lead along, buckets of water were thundered all around; I was then placed on a plank, which could easily be tilted up into a large bath of water... the whole ship was a shower bath." -
Punta Alta, Argentina
"I have been wonderfully lucky with fossil bones. Some of the animals must have been of great dimensions! I am almost sure that many of them are quite new. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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Falkland Islands
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Rio Negro, Argentina
"There is high enjoyment of the independence of guacho life - to be able at any moment to pull up [your] horse." -
Chiloe Island, Chile
"I believe this earthquake has done more in degrading or lessening the size of this island, than 100 years of ordinary wear and tear." -
Galapagos Islands
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Sydney, Australia
"[I feel it is right] to congratulate myself that I was born an Englishman... it is a fine town." -
Cocos Islands
"I am glad we have visited these islands; such formations surely rank amongst the wonderful objects of this world." -
Bahia and Pernambuco
"This zig-zag manner of proceeding is very grievous... I loathe, I abhor the sea, and all ships which sail on it." -
Falmouth, England
"I reached home late last night. My head is quite confused with so much delight." -
Mauritius
"I took a quiet walk along the sea coast to the north of the town; the plain is there quite uncultivated, consisting of a field of black lava smoothed over with coarse grass and bushes, the greater part of which are mimosas." -
Cape Town, South Africa
"The first object in Cape Town which strikes the eye of a stranger, is the number of bullock wagons... I have as yet not mentioned the well known Table Mountain; this great mass of horizontally stratified sandstone rises quite close behind the town to a height of 3,500 feet."