With assistance (possibly from the young sailor Syms Covington acting as his servant) Darwin collected numerous fossils over several days, amusing others with "the cargoes of apparent rubbish which he frequently brought on board".
Con axuda (que posiblemente incluía o xove mariñeiro Syms Covington que actuaba como o seu servente) Darwin recolleu numerosos fósiles durante varios días, divertindo a outros cos "cargamentos de aparente lixo que el frecuentemente traía a bordo".