"Less than two weeks, honestly. I've visited from time to time, but decided this was it for a while and came in to lease a place. It's my first real night out since then."

He settles in, half turned to watch Blake more than the road.


He takes that question seriously, considering it. "Never been to Antarctica. Swear one day I'll do the Iditarod. And I really want to microlight over Victoria Falls one day." He knows there's more but that's the ones he's thought about."