TICK TOCK - a final reminder, if you wish to attend the Writing Retreat on Norfolk Island from 21 to 28 January 2018, you have until 5pm tomorrow Monday 9 October to pay your $300 deposit. So far we have writers aged from 19 years to 71 years coming along, including a budding young poet and her mum, a children's author, a sci-fi fantasy writer, a screenwriter plus two writers working on their historical fact/fiction novels. We have room for more writers and remember you can bring a partner or friend.
I returned from Norfolk Island on Friday, after spending five days there - OMG, its beauty is beyond words but let me try: in terms of the landscape it has rolling green hills reminding me of England and a rugged coastline reminding me of Ireland. The coastline is so rugged the monthly supply ship can not land and small boats called lighters have to go out and fetch the cargo from the ship. I was fortunate to be there when the supply ship arrived on Tuesday.
Visiting Colleen McCullough's house was a mind-blowing experience - her furniture and fittings are ornate, yet her gravestone in the local cemetery is incredibly humble.
In terms of food, all the fruit and veggies are grown locally and taste 'out of this world' and the fish has been freshly caught from the pristine South Pacific ocean. I ate food so fresh it almost jumped off the plate.
Captain Cook called Norfolk Island 'paradise' and I can not disagree. I can't wait to go back in January to facilitate our Writing Retreat. Come with me, you won't regret it - see photos and details here https://www.facebook.com/WritingBootCamp/