Charles Tobias once possessed a successful business, a large house and a Rolls-Royce. But one day he decided to leave the rat race and pursue the timeless dream of a free life on the sea. With a 60ft ketch, a crew of four, a chimpanzee and a cheetah, he made a five-year voyage from the Pacific to the islands of Greece in search of Cleopatra's island. This beautiful film charts his long and sometimes perilous trip.