In Search of the Castaways Book One Chapter VIII - The Geographer's Resolution

In which the voyageurs, approaching the equator, divert their course from Madeira to the Canary Islands at the learned Paganel's behest, who seeks to ascend the famed Peak of Teneriffe despite the mountain's well-documented nature. Upon reaching the rainy and austere Cape Verde Islands, Paganel contemplates a prolonged and solitary sojourn, only to be enticed by the prospect of joining an adventurous expedition through distant and little-known lands.