Wild Fierce Life: Dangerous Moments On The Outer Coast

Synopsis

These Stories Pair Heart-stopping Wilderness Adventure With Inner Landscapes, Building A Vivid Portrait Of Life On The Continental Edge, Its Tenuous Nature, And One Woman's Evolving Place Within It. From Near-death Ocean Experiences To Unpredictable Encounters With Wildlife; From The Chilling Effects Of Isolation To The Magical Happenstance Of Ocean Gifts, These True Stories Reflect Years Of Exposure To A Wilderness Lifestyle Which Is Outside The Norm For Some Canadians, Yet Universally Appealing In The Challenges And Rewards It Presents. The Combination Of Vivid Storytelling, Compelling Language And Honest Self-examination Will Keep You Reading. Canada's Pacific Coast Is An Unforgiving Environment Where Danger Is To Be Expected. Caveats Aside, There Are Situations For Which It Is Impossible To Be Prepared, For Such Is The Nature And The Attraction Of Wildness. It Is These Unexpected Situations, And The Inner Narratives That Accompany Them, Which Make Up This Collection And Depict The Unfurling Of Girl To Woman On Vancouver Island's Outer Coast. Author Joanna Streetly Arrived On The West Coast Of Vancouver Island At Nineteen. She Has Worked On Boats Of All Sorts And Guided Multi-day Wilderness Kayak Trips Along The Bc Coast, During Which Time Circumstance Has Led To Many Remote Living Situations, Seldom With Electricity Or Running Water. A Self-confessed Half-inch Carpenter, She Built The Floathouse She Has Called Home For The Last Twenty-five Years, Anchored In Various Locations Around Clayoquot Sound.