In the late 1400's, the Spanish and the Portuguese were the two great European maritime powers of the time. As far as they were...

Since Amundsens' Gjoa made the the first recorded successful transit of the Passage in 1903, only 351 complete maritime transits have...

Johnny Franklin and the lads left England in May 1845 looking to navigate the Northwest Passage across the top of Arctic Canada. Although...

Following our embarkation in the afternoon, we are issued with a complimentary Helly Hansen waterproof jacket, a life jacket for...

At sea, crossing the North Atlantic between Iceland and Greenland Lots of "oh, hello, may we join you? First time on the ship?...where...

A proper Sound, with an entrance and exit, located at the southern end of Greenland. 100km in length, it is a stunning piece of geology...

Sermersooq (Place of Much Ice) After sailing overnight up the west coast of Greenland, the ship entered a fjord where the zodiacs took us...

Nuuk is the capital city of Greenland, and of the total 60,000 population, about 1/3 live here. Various communities have settled here,...

In Inuit - The Residents at the foxholes After an overnight sail further up the west coast, we stopped at Greenlands second largest city....

We crossed 66° 33" 45' N, 054° 06.5" W at 06:52hrs 20th August If the world was spinning on a vertical access with respect to the sun,...

Another overnight hop up north brought us to the UNESCO World Heritage Site - the Ilulissat Icefjord. Peps Log : Arrived in Ilulissat...

Crossing Baffin Bay, heading for the Canadian Arctic. Lots to do on board, ranging from knot tying, origami, knitting, art and a bit of...

Our first stop in the Canadian Arctic, where we cleared customs. Pond Inlet is a community of around 1,700 Inuit focused around...

Dundas Harbour, or Talluruti "a woman chin with tattoos on it" is an abandoned settlement established in 1924 on Devon Island by the...

FRANKLIN FACT Radstock Bay is the site of a small hunting camp set up by members of Franklins Expedition. It was discovered in 1850...

Overnight sail from Beechey Island to Port Leopold Out with the scientists this morning helping to take samples from the water of...

After sailing overnight from Port Leopold down Prince Regent Inlet, we arrived at the entrance to Bellot Strait which divides Somerset...

After exiting the Bellot Strait, we hoofed it across the Franklin Strait to a renowned polar bear spotting place. A bumpy ride on the...

Across the Larson Sound and into the James Ross Strait, en route to Gjoa Haven Mrs M took the opportunity to knock off a quick sketch of...

Situated on the eastern side of King William Island, Gjoa Haven is all about Amundsen. The name derives from his ship (Gjoa) when he...