As we paddled down the river together I felt a unison I’ve never felt before. I could feel the wind flowing in a perfect way, it was like everything in the world was devoted to making this ride through this forest peaceful, quiet and right — just for us two.

I knew the currents would change and the wind would blow, tossing your hair in your face, maybe causing the boat to overturn. As we paddled though none of that mattered, we were here once and in my mind that’s where we’ll always be. Deep in a dimly lit forest passing beautiful scenes and occasionally catching one another’s eye and smiling.