About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
looks fabulous!
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It is. They run the Wimmer’s King of the Mountain up this hill. The winner will be up and back in less than 25 minutes. It would take me half the day at least.
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People walk up that trail.
The woild is fulla med people …
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Totally med. This is how I know that I am not totally med just slightly as I don’t attempt to run or walk it at all.
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Thank heavens ! It is beautiful but – just … steep.
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🙂
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Great photo, Irene – almost as good as that elephant! Interesting that it just sticks right up out of it’s surroundings. I would love to know how it formed.
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Old volcanic plugs. They are dotted around here everywhere.

It makes it really easy to work out where you are by learning your mountain shapes.
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Gosh, I’m learning stuff every day! From elephant bookends to volcanic plugs…
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Pity we (at least I) didn’t have this insatiable need when I was little.
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Great mountains!
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Absolutely
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