From Hamburg to Sydney.
The daughter of a shipyard owner Emilia grew up in Hamburg. Her parents arrange a marriage for her, but not the man with whom she has fallen in love. Carl Gotthold Lessing is the great-nephew of the famous poet. He has earned a captain's license and borrowed money to build a ship. He wants to marry Emilia, but her family is strongly opposed. The two begin an affair and Emilia decides to travel with him. Their first child is born in South America and the second in Hamburg . But they have another goal: Australia...