▁a ▁lon ely ▁island ▁for ▁a ▁year ”. ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Ir v ine ▁was ▁ 2 5 , ▁and ▁Kings land ▁ 4 9 . ▁After ▁being ▁formally ▁married ▁— ▁Tu in ▁Island ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁would ▁have ▁never ▁let ▁them ▁go ▁without ▁marry ing ▁first ▁— ▁and ▁Ir v ine ▁has ▁an ▁I UD ▁impl anted ▁to ▁prevent ▁pre gn ancy , ▁Ir v ine ▁and ▁Kings land ▁try ▁to ▁adapt , ▁making ▁the ▁best ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁beautiful ▁but ▁host ile ▁environment ▁with ▁tre acher ous ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una . ▁S low ly ▁but ▁surely , ▁an ▁inten se ▁love - h ate ▁relationship ▁develop s ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁as ▁Ir v ine ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁strict ▁and ▁discipl ined ▁than ▁the ▁laid - back ▁Kings land . ▁Kings land ▁also ▁makes ▁clear ▁he ▁des ires ▁the ▁bl onde , ▁sl ender ▁Ir v ine , ▁but ▁much ▁to ▁his ▁ch agr in , ▁she ▁ref uses ▁his ▁adv ances . ▁However , ▁as ▁both ▁are ▁mut ually ▁dependent ▁on ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁both ▁are ▁also ▁constantly ▁hun gry , ▁the ▁t ension ▁remains ▁in ▁check . ▁ ▁Mat ters ▁grow ▁worse ▁when ▁Kings land ' s ▁legs ▁become ▁inf ested ▁with ▁ul cers ▁– ▁it ▁turns ▁out ▁he ▁is ▁all erg ic ▁to ▁the ▁sh ark ▁they ▁are ▁regularly ▁e ating ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁visited ▁by ▁two ▁male ▁naval ▁postal ▁officers ▁who