Ramapo Companions

David Murphy is getting kicked out of the Air Force Academy. The young man everyone was so proud of has violated the honor code and his actions have earned him a bus ticket home. He now has to face his parents, his friends and all who had wished him well. He also has to figure out the cause of his bizarre behavior. David Murphy knows he needs to finally discover why he is a complete mystery to himself.

When Rama begins his mission to circle the earth he has little money, no passport, and a great deal of faith. He leaves his village in India and manages to stow away on a ship bound for the United States. In the suburbs of New York he sets up camp in a forest that borders the Ramapo Golf Course. Rama soon discovers that the forest floor is home to many lost golf balls. He then spends his mornings looking for golf balls and his afternoons selling them back to the golfers. While practicing this occupation he meets Luther and Abby. Abby is immediately charmed by Rama and his quest to go around the world. She recruits Luther to help in her plan to sneak Rama across the width of America.