MV FRAM EXPEDITION BLOG
Saturday, 14 September 2013

In the alpine South of the National Park

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Pulling back the curtains this morning revealed a truely alpine landscape. The rugged mountains in Alpefjord reach heights of more than 250...
Friday, 13 September 2013

Friday the 13th

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This morning we should have had a landing in Blomsterbukta (Flower Bay). The place got its name during the Lauge Koch expedition in 1929 as...
Thursday, 12 September 2013

Myggbukta, but no midges!

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A little more snow had fallen over night, and now all the land down to the shore was dusted with a thin layer of snow. Apart from this addi...
Wednesday, 11 September 2013

A day with the sledge patrol!

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Today we visited Daneborg, the head quarter of the “Sirius patrol”, the sledge dog patrol in the National park. It is a military station and...
Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Kulhus

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During the night the wind picked up, such that substantial swell built up in the shallow water close to land at Mønstedhus. The guide team ...
Monday, 9 September 2013

Huts in the middle of nowhere!

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The morning started with a breathtaking sunrise over the snow covered mountains in the National Park. Our first landing was planned in Hval...
Sunday, 8 September 2013

Greenland!

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The morning was packed with interesting lectures again.   After some occasional ice floes that we passed during breakfast, the ice became d...
Saturday, 7 September 2013

Good by Spitsbergen

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Moffen with its sandy beaches and the Walruses have been our last impression we got from Spitsbergen. At the same time MV FRAM’s  Spitsberg...
Friday, 6 September 2013

A last day in Spitsbergen

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In the early morning hours, Kap Mitra, the mountain shaped like a bishop hat at the entrance greeted us welcome at the entrance of the Ko...
Thursday, 5 September 2013

The start of something big!

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Around lunch, we finally threw the lines and gently planed out of Longyearfjord. A morning filled with activities was alrea...
Wednesday, 4 September 2013

A last icy day

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The morning we spent in Ymerbukta where we got the possibility to walk next and even on the Esmark glacier! There was this very special mor...
Tuesday, 3 September 2013

A Glacier day!

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This day we spent in Hornsund, a fjord system which is very famous for its majestic peaks and spectacular deep fjords. The Hornsund belongs...
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