Petermann Island is a brilliant landing site. On a day like today when you have blue sky and seemingly unlimited visibility it is hard to b...

We are very pleased to report that from time to time we will be posting short, simple videos. These will not be James Cameron 3D Avatar-lik...

If you are going to brag about swimming in Antarctica you might as well also brag that you went swimming south of the Antarctic Circle. Aft...

To cross the Antarctic Circle is a very special thing. The number of people that have managed it are measured only in the thousands. Most ...

Our first landing was at Cuverville Island the site of one of the largest Gentoo Colonies in Antarctica. Here at last was photographic proof...

Whoa! And the seas and the winds continued to rise through the night. Ten to twelve metre waves! Forty to Forty five knot winds. Man the h...

Think about it: the Southern Ocean is the only place on earth where the wind can whip around 360º of the planet totally unimpeded. Well per...

It is always a busy time on Fram when we are in port. New supplies come in. We take on fuel. Garbage and recyclables go off. New crew ar...

Cape Horn. The seaman’s nemesis. Sometimes it took sailing vessels literally months to round the Horn. This little piece of ocean was feared...

Uneventful. That’s the way we like it. Storm free. Gently rolling seas. Fram rolls steadfastly northward. The weather is fair and the Drak...

What’s an adventure expedition without a pre-breakfast landing? An opportunity to sleep in is what! Forget about it. That’s what our time at...

The weather continues to co-operate. This morning a gentle breeze and mild temperatures in the neighbourhood of 5ºC were the order for the d...

Another perfect day in Antarctica. We begin to wonder why we seem to deserve this preferential treatment by the gods of the elements. In th...