Brown Bluff Photo © Andrew Wenzel The weather was a mixed bag this morning.  Nothing bad but it started off sunny then became solid o...

Whale bones at Jougla Point photo copywright Lisa Anderson We anchored at 0830, the sky was 100% overcast and gusty winds were blowin...

Late last night the Fram sailed through a dense one year pack ice field. It was impressive! She smoothly made her way through the ice,...

Crabeater Seals near the Antarctic Circle Photo © Andrew Wenzel Too much of a good thing.  It seems ironic that the very thing we w...

At Neko Harbor the view in every direction provides a spectacular scene of mountains and ice. Today was especially memorable as the...

Deception Island is a ring-shaped island laying nearly 10 miles south of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It has a ce...

Photo © Andrew Wenzel We have written often about wilderness adventure.  About one of the last great frontiers on earth. About the lo...

Feeding Humpback Whale in Nelson Strait Photo copyright Lisa Andersen SMOOTH SAILING; was the phrase that characterized the southe...

Photo copyright Lisa Anderson Photo copyright Lisa Anderson On 15 November 1577, a fleet of 5 ships sailed from Plymouth. A...

Photo copyright Lisa Anderson An Expedition Cruise on Fram to Antarctica is not just about going to Antarctica. It is also an opportu...

Oh yes! We got what we wanted! According to the Beaufort Scale, a value of 10 represents a Storm, winds of up to 28m/s were producing...