Imagine my surprise

As most of you are aware, back in March of 2006, me, Andrew, Dave and Deb braved the challenging route of the "Milford Track" in New Zealand. One of the most beautiful places in the world, without a doubt. But, I digress from the point of this particular post...

Joining us and some other 40 odd walkers and guides on the trek, was a television crew! Word soon got around that the crew would be filming a documentary of the trek. Rumour had it that we would be able to see the documentary on the 'Discovery' channel. Unfortunately we would only spot the crew at breakfast and/or dinner, as they were always the first to rise and leave each day. This made them all the more elusive to me. Not to mention how gorgeous they looked, with their tall physiques and photography gear. Oh the lens envy was indeed punishable!

When enough time had elapsed and we thought a documentary would certainly have been produced I started asking anyone with pay TV and my illegal downloader friends, to seek out a Milford Track documentary... to no avail. Eventually the idea of ever seeing this documentary became a distant memory. Until today.

Imagine my surprise when I happened to turn on the television this afternoon, and there invading the whole 42 inches of my plasma, is the blonde tall gorgeous man I once occupied space with, in a lodge in New Zealand. He was wading his way through knee deep water, undoubtedly day 2 of the trek. And there I was one more time, transported back to the place of so much beauty (and the pain a faint memory).

Pilot Guides - New Zealand 2

I will try and find a suitable photo of the route to post here soon.