Dreaming of BC. Twenty-one year old Heather Strang works at the Highlander Hotel overlooking Portree Harbour on the Isle of Skye. She doesn't like her job, it's way too boring for her. Whilst making beds, she dreams about her holiday tomorrow when she can get away to Golden, British Columbia, Canada. That night she has a dream. In it, she's already on her trip to Canada, but before leaving the island, she meets a ginger cat at a filling station. No one but Heather can hear the cat speak. He's asking for a lift, but doesn't appear to have any specific destination other than Glasgow. The cat, an unwelcome companion, accompanies Heather on the journey south to Glasgow, causing problems and sometimes getting her into trouble too. At her Aunt Maggie's place, she leaves him in the car, but interfering neighbours call the police, and Heather finds herself with the cat in the flat. On hearing about a large sum of money that Heather has been given by her aunt for her trip and birthday, the cat decides to tag along. Even at the airport she can't get shot of him; he's still causing havoc. She keeps coming up with a plan to get rid of him for good, but nothing seems to work. When she gets to British Columbia, then all her troubles will be over, and she can relax at last. After all, how could a cat get onto a plane anyway, and arrive on the other side of the Atlantic? Of course, it's too ridiculous for words, but then what if......? *******