 Darwin was not seasick, and had a pleasant "sail of three days".For the first time he saw the "very small" cramped ship, met the officers, and was glad to get a large cabin, shared with the assistant surveyor John Lort Stokes.On Friday Darwin rushed back to London, "250 miles in 24 hours", and on via Cambridge to arrive in Shrewsbury on 22 September for a last quick visit to family and friends, leaving for London on 2 October.