"I think I may well be the lucky one," he points out, sincere in his tones when he says that to Blake. "I'm definitely counting it as something maybe more than luck."

Because how easily could he have missed Blake in a moment that night and not come to this moment between them? And the excitement of what he's going to learn.

"No, no it's not. It's a dog sled race in Alaska. Like the Indy 500 of dog racing." He pauses before adding. "Be careful or we may go to Victoria Falls and try it."