When Hillborg Romtveit and Trygve Vaagen chose to move to roadless Austli by Møsvatn, they knew they were never going to be rich in money. Instead, they have been rich in music, dance, craft traditions and a quiet joy of life. But winter is lonely, so one day in summer they have to recharge with human contact.

Some of the neighbors give Lisa Instefjord Gilje and Svein Eivind Gilje a year when they move from the block in Fitjar to the roadless island of Fonna together with one-year-old Lars Eivind. But the young couple have dreamed of a town like Fonna all their lives. Robert Sørfonn likes that the solitude out on the island is broken, but wonders how this will go.