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Our itinerary will be close to what is shown below. As you've already noticed, weather and other factors can affect the itinerary:

Date
(our time)
Place Date (Darwin's time) Distance (nm)
February 2 from Plimoth Plantation, MA to Plymouth, England Dec 27, 1831
February 9 At Sea January 3, 1832
February 23 Tenerife, Canary Islands Jan 6, 1832 1431      
March 2 St. Jago, Cape Verde Islands Jan 16, 1832 911      
March 9 At sea January 30, 1832
March 16 Cross the Equator! February 16, 1832 896      
March 23 Salvador, Brazil Feb 28, 1832 905      
March 30 At Sea April, 1832
April 6 Rio de Janeiro May 10, 1832 618      
April 13 At Sea June 1832
April 27 Salvador, Brazil July 5, 1832 618      
May 4 At sea July, 1832
May 11 At sea July 1832
May 18 Home Again! July 1832

The following map shows Darwin's entire journey. The part that we're going on is shown with the orange line.


I've compressed the trip just a bit so that you won't have to spend all your time at sea. Our major ports of call will be:
  • Tenerife, Canary Islands
  • St. Jago, Cape Verde Islands
  • Salvador, Brazil
  • Rio d Janiero, Brazil
However, it's likely that the Beagle will meet other ships while at sea. In such cases, the captains usually exchange news and sometimes trade items.