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Irene Waters
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.
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Travel Theme : Ancient and Abandoned (Weekly Photo Challenge)
Jungle reclaims Spreading fingers uplift blocks Ancient, abandoned The lost city of Hahendraparvata dates back to 802 AD and is located 40 kilometres north of the Angkor Wat complex. To see the ancient trees swallowing the even more ancient, … Continue reading
Look Up, Look Down Challenge: Bucketts Scenic Walk (Wk 28)
Look Up Look Down And everything in between. The Bucketts Walk is a according to the council website a “1.5 hour walk to complete” (1 hour up and half an hour back) “with good views of the Gloucester township and surrounding … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge : Threes The Great Geysir & Strokkur
The Great Geysir (originally just Geysir) is found in southwestern Iceland in the Haukadalur valley. In recent years it has become infrequent in its eruptions so on my visit in 1990 it was Strokkur geyser situated 50 metres from the … Continue reading
Looking Up, Looking Down: Fraser Island (Week 27)
Looking down – on Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. It was World Heritage listed for both its rich cultural and natural heritage in 1992. Pure strain dingos in the wild are still found here on this exceptionally beautiful … Continue reading
Travel Theme: Yellow (The Hidden Valley)
A dear friend who lived in New Zealand told me that as well as seeing the normal geothermal hotspots of the North Island of New Zealand , it was a must that I visit the hidden valley at Orakei Korako … Continue reading
Look Up, Look Down: Week 23
From the portico of the 11-12th century Romanesque Cathedral Notre-Dame of Le Puy one looks down. From this point the long flight of 60 stairs that one needs to descend to get to the steeply descending street below cannot be … Continue reading
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: No.2
Which way. Although the map will show them their migratory route the mutton birds know instinctively which way to go. The female lays her eggs in a ground nest made of twigs and grass. The female sits on her eggs … Continue reading
Look up Look Down: Week 21
Bradleys Head in Mosman Sydney is a place steeped in history. A fort was built on the site in 1840 – 42 consisting of a gun pit and firing wall. Extensions made in the 1870s gave it three gun pits and … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
Day begins early at Hoan Keim Lake (Lake of the Returned Sword) located in the historical old centre of Hanoi. At 0430 am with the thick blue fog it is barely possible to see from one side of it to … Continue reading
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