Pedalling on the River: Silent Sunday

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

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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.

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11 Responses to Pedalling on the River: Silent Sunday

Miriam Hurdle says:

April 29, 2018 at 7:31 am

It looks fun and refreshing!

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  April 30, 2018 at 4:39 pm
  
  It does look fun but so does stand up paddle boarding and I eventually gave it a go – not easy.
  
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  - Miriam Hurdle says:
    
    April 30, 2018 at 4:50 pm
    
    I haven’t tried anything like that. I tried skiing.
    
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  - Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
    
    April 30, 2018 at 5:12 pm
    
    That has it difficulties to and I have to admit I’d prefer to fall into the water than down a mountain with sticks stuck to my feet. LOL
    
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  - Miriam Hurdle says:
    
    May 1, 2018 at 9:52 am
    
    I was almost drown as a teenager, so I can swim close to shore or beach, but I’m afraid of water. I can’t get over with the fear. 🙂
    
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  - Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
    
    May 1, 2018 at 6:59 pm
    
    I can understand your fear Miriam. I think a near drowing experience would be so terrifying that it would put me off swimming also.
    
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  - Miriam Hurdle says:
    
    May 3, 2018 at 3:48 am
    
    I could do it in a swimming pool and swim by the edge and feel more secure.
    
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Still the Lucky Few says:

April 29, 2018 at 9:01 am

Hope the water isn’t deep!

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  April 30, 2018 at 4:40 pm
  
  I’ve never swum where they were but I think they were away from the deep channel which has quite a marked tidal influence that would be hard work if you had to pedal against it.
  
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milfordstreet says:

April 29, 2018 at 10:35 am

I thought it said “paddling” ha ha ha. Looks fun.

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  April 30, 2018 at 4:41 pm
  
  LOL It’s funny how our brain decides what we are going to read. It does look like fun.
  
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