After the loss of his wife and child in an auto accident, alcohol and depression propel Ben Crowley to the bottom. Ten years of recovery and we find him still searching for answers as captain of a seventy foot Island schooner in the South Pacific. One adventure follows another as he works his way back up life's ladder. Temptation and awakened desire coincide with diving expeditions in Truk Lagoon as he renews life among his new friends, the native Polynesians. A must read for those with a touch of vagabond in their hearts.