Kathie, Jamie and six-year old Amelia leave with their parents to drive 1200 km to South West Rocks on the coast. They encounter a violent storm and a red fog that envelops them. When they emerge, they find that they have reached their destination, but there is no town, no signs of civilisation, no campsite, but their parents seem unaware that anything is wrong. Amelia displays extraordinary connection with the wild life and then heals Kathie when she is bitten by a Brown Snake. They soon realise that they have travelled many hundreds of years into the past. The three children must show great courage and determination to cope with the situation, to understand the truth with Amelia and somehow find a way home again.