The Petersen family (Hollander, Reeves, Taylor), are about to embark on their long-planned grand three-week summer vacation traveling through the continent. Connie has just told Douglas that she believes their marriage is over after twenty-four years as a couple as their son goes off to college. Douglas and Connie had always been a classic case of opposites attracting--with Connie wanting the trip to be one last bonding exercise for Douglas and Albie, Albie sees the trip as trying to do what he wants despite his father had planned it to the nth degree, Douglas sees it like three weeks to win Connie back, which he may or may not be aware also means finding that bond with Albie.