- Departure from Plymouth, England (December 1577)
- Across the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands
- Across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea
- South along the coast of South America
- Through the Strait of Magellan
- Across the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines
- Across the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope
- North along the coast of Africa
- Back to Plymouth, England (September 1580)