When Captain Olly finds a rubber dinghy on the seashore, he is
determined to sail to the USA. As his doggy friends watch from the
shore, too afraid to join him, brave Captain Olly embarks on this
hazardous journey alone. A gull warns him that he has made a big
mistake, and Olly soon discovers that the gull was right. This humorous
tale of courage and perseverance in the face of adversity is written in
an engaging rhyming style with colorful ink and watercolor
illustrations.