A middle-aged man learns about relationships with women as he journeys across beautiful South Africa, in search of love and a permanent bond. As Ryder, our lovable but reluctant hero, embarks on his physical and spiritual journey to find love, a bond and happiness, he traverses the beautiful wild coast of South Africa, otherwise known as the Garden Route. He is unable to grasp how his past actions have kept him from the happiness and bond he desperately seeks. A series of relationships with new-found friends and lovers, as well as his canine best friend Jack, teach him valuable lessons about the land of his birth, about love, and ultimately about himself.