AUGUST 5: ILULISSAT GLACIER: FIRST ON FOOT...

We arrived on Monday afternoon the 4th and after settling in at the Ice fjord Hotel with its magnificent views of the Bay, we headed out towards the fjord to explore.

A huge step structure greeted us.

We climbed up and walked awhile then decided to return the following day in order to continue all the way to the glacier. It was my first challenging hike since I broke my foot six months earlier.
It took over 3 hours - definitely good preparation for the next hike we signed up for in Eqi the following day.

We kept looking back at the town shrinking as we proceeded further.

Richard took a hike on to the edge of the Glacier while I decided to rest on top for a while:

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