Whether you believe it or not, there's no better place to escape one's past than at sea. Or so I learned after an impulse put me aboard the freighter, Cappella. My name is Kyle Parker. I'm a litigator from Austin, Texas. My adventure started after I accompanied my Brazilian stepmother's mortal remains to Sao Paolo. Upon completion of her internment, my intention was to take the first flight home. However an overheard conversation, between two Portuguese women, changed those plans - and my life.