Voyage of the Stella

by R.D. Lawrence

Book by Lawrence, R. D.

248 pages

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

R.D. Lawrence was a Canadian naturalist and wildlife author. Born aboard ship in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain on September 12, 1921, he moved to Canada in 1954. RD Lawrence died of Alzheimer's on November 27, 2003 in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

RD Lawrence's many books are published in 26 countries and 15 languages and take us to animal habitats far from humans; to the boreal forests of North America alive with puma, beaver, bear, timber wolves and eagles, to the frigid waters of the Pacific Northwest where orcas thrive, and to the sharks of the Red Sea.

Reviews

[Lisa Kearns · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of R.D. Lawrence's books, having only discovered him in the last year. This book was a little different than his others, in that it was written about his summer living on a boat (the Stella Maris) traveling up the coast from Washington State to Alaska.

His descriptions of the waves, the wind and sun, the storms, and all the varied wildlife he sees made me feel I was right there on the boat. The times when he anchored the boat in hidden inlets and explored were the best parts - especially the story of his making friends with an orca.

There were funny and sad stories too - but I'll leave those to be discovered by the reader. R.D. Lawrence had such love of nature and animals, such deep knowledge of biology and such a wonderful way with words, I highly recommend this book. And be sure to look up some of his other books. He's quickly become one of my very favorite authors.

[Tuck · Rating 3 out of 5]

wife dies. dog dies. author buys a 24 foot motor boat and heads north to ketchican (sp?), through inside passage. interesting wildlife and ocean life observations. some interesting boating stories. very old fashioned.