From a long line of fishermen, Elis learns what it takes to become a West Coast fisherman. He loses his parents at a young age. Two childhood friends become his surrogate family with a previously unknown brother making it four. Elis's navigation of life in small town Canada has its successes and failures. Influenced by his surrogate family, Elis seeks new horizons through travel. His first trip is with his brother for a winter of fun in the Mexican sun. A series of unexpected complications interrupts their sojourn leading to a frenzied journey through the streets of Paris and Athens and sailing the Greek Islands. His taste for travel is ignited by this adventure with book two seeing our friends explore the mysterious and exotic lands of Thailand.