The dramatic and touching conclusion to the "Sailor's Guide" series. Against all odds, Marvis must find his way home. "As he stands on the hill looking down toward the wharf...as he has so many times before...a strong pacific wind races up the path, and just for a moment, an instant, the people on the docks below disappear. He can see only a quiet surf, the sun peeking over the horizon, the waves kissing the shore, boats just beginning to move in and out of the harbor, going about their business, and far below, at the very end of the pier, at the very edge of the water, he can see a figure, small at this distance, but clear all the same. It is Nigel, waiting to start the day. Marvis cannot see them, but he knows that two cups sit on the dock beside the old man. He feels his chest fill with the incoming breeze. He feels it expand with the thought of a new day by the sea with his friend."