We had another shore landing in the afternoon. Parker Snow Bay was inviting us for a visit to its glacier and a hop up onto the inland ice.

After our arrival at the beach, we had a walk of about 2.5km through the outwash plain ahead of us, before we made it to the glacier tongue. Our resident geologist was already in her element and providing explanations and background.
With glacier being in retreat, it was relatively safe to walk on it (at least in the lower areas and close to the sides); some of us used that opportunity and made it up the glacier – until we technically stood on the Greenland inland ice.

On the way back I could not stop myself and had to (purposely) do a bit of glacier sliding … and guess what … those waterproof trousers are not only handy for zodiac drives – but also when sliding down a glacier.

The way back also served as another hands-on lesson in geology with good permafrost examples and an introduction to the processes happening, when permafrost collapses.