What begins as a two-night camping and kayaking trek in the untamed Alaskan wilderness turns into a test of survival for Cody and her cousin Derek. While their mothers are in Juneau picking up supplies , the cousins sneak off in an old pickup. The taste of freedom vanishes when Cody's kayak is lost on the rising tide, washing away her life vest and precious supplies. With only each other for support, the cousins face hunger and their fears of the unknown region of southeast Alaska. As an advancing glacier floods the remote fiord, Cody and Derek find themsleves facing menacing waves, immense, icebergs, and wild animals. Even worse, they think someone is following them.