Tell him you want to meet this friend (Not in a suspicious manner, but in a friendly interested manner. Like is he married? Can you meet the wife? Maybe these can be some new friends for the both of you...) Where is he going? Is it faraway??? Any chance you can drive, or fly in for a the afternoon and have lunch with the two of them? If so, don't forget to bring a camera...
There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.
