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There was no doubting the cruise boat was large. It made the city of Sydney look small and people insignificant.
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It towered above
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and blocked out the landscape.
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But from the skytower in Aukland, the tallest freestanding building in the southern hemisphere
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(the lines are for a form of bungy jumping)
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the boat, though still towering above the cars and buildings around it, is not such a mammoth size.
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In response to weekly photo challenge where we are asked to show how big or how small the world can be.
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.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Nice views of Syndny, and of course, the boat! M 🙂
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Thanks. It was a good angle to get the opera house, the boat and some other buildings.
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One thing I’ve never really understood – why don’t ships so large SINK? I know, I know, the displacement of water. If that’s anything like my brother pushing me off the swing set, the boat should sink.
Still, love your photos – as always.
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You’ve got why they don’t sink but given that the amount under the water has to be large or the width massive. I think of those floaties in the bath tub and I too wonder why they don’t sink. Mind you – some have.
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Fantastic, Irene. I have also been up Sky tower and the view is amazing.
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And a bit freaky looking down through that glass floor. As I stood on it Roger said “is that crack supposed to be there”. To a person we all jumped off it before looking for the crack he’d mentioned. Roger had a good laugh.
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That would have made me jump too, Irene. I don’t really like heights so rushed over the glass floor bits and rather looked out of the windows which is easier for me.
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I know what you mean. It made me very uncomfortable but looking out was okay. How people jumped off it I have no idea. We saw some go over the side and that was unnerving seeing bodies falling past the window (and they went very quickly).
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The ship looks more like a cattle ship than a cruiseliner!
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And I thought I would feel like cattle being herded with so many people on board. In reality you could have total isolation if you wanted it.
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Yes. I have friends who love cruises and rave about them!
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Excellent choices Irene – never thought about using a cruise ship, which is a great example! Loved your tower shot also.
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Thanks Tina. The boat certainly made you feel small. They are massive.
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Wonderful gallery Irene.
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Thank you Rupali
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I can hardly fathom the scale, that ship is so massive! I’ve never seen one that size.
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No these cruise liners are huge and you can get lost once on board. I once went out with a merchant seaman and the officers had a dinner on board as a farewell to family. He was Chief Engineer and I got an invite. However, with a merchant ship there is no such thing as a gang plank to get from land to boat. We had to climb ladders up the outside of the hull until reaching a deck where we could enter. I have never been so frightened in my entire life. That showed me how huge these things are and it was probably small in comparison.
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That’s a fabulous experience to have survived. I hope you weren’t climbing up a ship in a dress! I like to watch the big lakers on Lake Superior. If you drive up the Keweenaw Peninsula during the shipping season you can usually see one. They are huge!
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I don’t recall what I wore but I doubt it was a dress. I also don’t recall getting off the boat as I became ill with a temperature that made me confused and disoriented. I ended up in hospital. I hate to think how they got me off the thing. Possibly by crane.
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Crane! Oh, that would be something! Sounds like you took very ill, though.
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Thank you for this wonderful post and its beautiful photos. I love ships, steam ships and tall ships. Can You imagine that in Finland, where I live, we made:
Allure of the Seas – world’s biggest cruise ship
Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks for pointing me in your direction. I didn’t know Finland made ships and that sure is some ship.
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