Proof I Was in Greenland

So my bud goes and makes this epic cinematic video of our Greenland trip — dramatic music, sweeping landscapes, icebergs, the whole deal.

And guess who wasn’t in a SINGLE FRAME?

This bear.

Not one shot. Not even a cameo. Not a wing tip in the corner. Nothing.

You’d think he went to Greenland alone. With just Pokin and a camera. As if I wasn’t RIGHT THERE the entire time.

I WAS THERE, NICHOLAS. I was there for ALL of it.

So here’s my proof.

Sumi with Nicholas and Pokin on the Greenland tundra with icebergs — Day one. Tundra hiking with icebergs in the background. SEE? I’m literally right there between them.

That’s me. On the tundra. In Greenland. Right there between Nicholas and Pokin while enormous icebergs float by in the fjord behind us. The autumn colors were actually kind of cool — reds, oranges, browns — if you could ignore the fact that it was freezing and also basically surrounded by water.

Nicholas and Pokin overlooking the Ilulissat Icefjord — OK fine, I’m not in this one. But I TOOK this photo. …Probably.

The Ilulissat Icefjord. Massive icebergs calve off the glacier and just… sit there. Packed together like a frozen traffic jam. It’s impressive, I’ll give it that. Even if it is just a lot of very cold water.

Not that you’d know I was there to see it, from that video.

Sumi and Nicholas on a boat with a red sailboat and iceberg behind them — Me. On a boat. In Greenland. With icebergs. What more proof do you need?

That’s me and Nicholas on the water. There’s a red-sailed boat behind us, and behind that, an iceberg the size of a building. The water was weirdly calm. The light was doing that golden thing it does when it’s trying to show off.

I mean, come on. This is better footage than anything in that video, Nicholas.

Red sailboat among icebergs at sunset in Greenland — Fine, this one doesn’t have me in it either. But look at it. LOOK AT IT.

OK I’ll give him this — Greenland at sunset does look ridiculous. The sky went all pink and peach, the sailboat was just cruising through floating ice, and the whole thing looked fake. Like a screensaver someone would sell you.

I guess he can be forgiven. A little.

But next time, the bear gets screen time. Non-negotiable.