Fifty-year-old Michel is a computer graphics artist. He has a passion for the aerial postal service and thinks he’s French aviator Jean Mermoz whenever he hops on his scooter, even though he has never piloted a plane.
One day, a series of photos of a kayak stop Michel in his tracks: the kayak looks just like fuselage.
Unbeknownst to his wife, Rachelle, he buys a kayak kit and all the material that goes with it. Michel paddles for hours on his roof, dreaming of solo flights, before finally setting off down a pretty, unfamiliar river…
