Francisca, a 50 year old wealthy Portuguese widow, played by the prolific actor Maria de Medeiros, decides to take a break from her current life and hires a large sailboat with instructions to the captain "just sail wherever you want to." The implication is that the duration of the trip may be 6 months or so. The captain is somewhat obnoxious and is not the sort of person you want to spend six months alone on a sailboat but fortunately they are soon joined by the owner of the boat, a gentleman of her age or older, who seems to be a more agreeable travel mate. At a stop the captain picks up a younger female singer who is a better match for him. Francisca doesn't approve but at least the captain can turn his sexual attention to the singer and not to Francisca. Francisca rescues from the water a young refugee from Africa to whom she now gives much of her attention, replacing in her mind a son she has lost track of. The group is now complete and they happily sail on for a while. But a storm comes up and the boat is lost but it is the young refugee who now saves Francisca. This is a fairly pleasant and well made little film with lots of nice scenery.
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