A Timeline of the First Fleet's Journey

							    A Timeline of the First Fleet’s Journey

Date of Arrival               Places of rest and
and Departure                 restocking of supplies


   1787
   Departed         Portsmouth (England)
   13th May


   Arrived          Tenerife (Canary Islands)
   3rd June/        Fresh supplies were taken on board including water,
                    meat, fruit and vegetables
   Departed
   10th June


   Arrived          Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
   5th August/      Fresh supplies were taken on board including plants,
                    cotton and coffee.
   Departed
   4th September


   Arrived          Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
   13th October/    Fresh supplies were taken on board including more
                    plants and animals such as horses, sheep, cattle, goats
                    and chickens.
   Departed
   12th November


     1788
     Arrived        Botany Bay (New South Wales)
  th
18 – 20th January   The Fleet left Botany Bay because the shoreline was too
     Departed       shallow, the soil was too sandy and there was a lack of
                    fresh water.
   Departed
   21st January


   Arrived          Port Jackson (New South Wales)
   26th January