 It is not clear if he was assisting Charles Darwin with this work, but FitzRoy's later account suggests that both Darwin and Covington worked at excavating the fossils, and on 3 November Darwin arranged some clothing for Covington.On 29 April 1833, Darwin and Covington landed and took up residence ashore at Maldonado, Uruguay, while the "Beagle" went elsewhere on survey work.After an excursion into the interior lasting twelve days, they spent several weeks at Maldonado preparing the collections to be sent back to England.