When he could free himself from the three hours a day he spent in worship, the attention he had to give to the handling of the ship and other matters, and the time he spent listening patiently to the council whose advice he seldom heeded, he found refuge in his cabin, studying charts and sailing directions, and – another unusual cultured touch – painting with cousin John. As a record of the voyage, he noted not only geography and navigation, but carefully painted the wildlife he had seen, birds, trees and seals.

John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, loc. 516