Longyearbyen Disembarkation
A wonderful journey has come to an end. We have experience so much, from landings, to cruisings, history and wildlife. We look forward to seeing you back onboard at another expedition. Safe travels home.
Ny-Ålesund
The northernmost town in the world… the most charming place we had visited so far in this expedition. The weather once again blessed us with clear skies and warm temperatures, and we had a guided tour by the expedition team; perfect to wrap up our voyage. For our final day onboard, we finally spotte...
Ice Edge
During the morning we stayed on board enjoying some lectures from the expedition team, and after lunch we reached the place where the sea ice started. It was the furthest north we had ever been to, and looking at the ice from the zodiac boats, in the most perfect weather, was a sight that made us im...
Texas Bar & Mushamna
Even though the idea of a Texas-style bar did sound exotic for these latitudes, we were received by a very cozy hut at the landing site. The weather was good and the geography around us was tremendously impressive. There were birds nesting all the way up the cliff and overall it was amazing. During...
Alicehamna
The weather today decided that we should skip our morning excursion and look for an alternative plan, and our plan B did not dissapoint. Our afternoon landing site was surrounded by the most sublime mountainous Arctic landscape, full of ice and snow, and the best part was the lookout at the top of t...
Bellsund
Our excursions on land today were fantastic. During the morning we visited the hut which has seen some of the most iconic historical episodes of Svalbard: from the trappers, through the miners, until the two first female scientists to have overwintered in this place, devoting their passion and energ...
Hornsund
During the morning we had some important sessions in order to be prepared for our landings and excursions in the Arctic. Ian gave us a general presentation about AECO, and Chad lead the session about kayaking. For the afternoon we had aimed for our first landing at Burgerbukta, but the wind was unfo...
Longyearbyen
Today is the day! We embarked on the legendary MS Fram, the expedition ship that will take us to the Great Land of the Polar Bear. The ship is fantastic; very comfortable and cosy , and the crew is very welcoming and warm. We took our muck boots, and went to our first presesntation: life on board by...