In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local inhabitants, especially the beautiful daughter of the parson.
Camille Vigault, takes advantage of his vacation to visit a cousin winemaker in Roussillon. Quickly tired by work in the countryside, he prefers to buy an old abandoned Rolls Royce from his cousin.
Robert Dumortier and his son "La Puce" live on a barge moored to an island of the Seine and Robert dreams of cruising remote and exotic seas.