Wordless Wednesday: One of the Most scenic railway in the world

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
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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.
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24 Responses to Wordless Wednesday: One of the Most scenic railway in the world

  1. noelleg44's avatar noelleg44 says:
    February 25, 2015 at 5:30 am

    I agree! Would love to ride that rail!

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  2. LucciaGray's avatar lucciagray says:
    February 25, 2015 at 5:42 am

    Just one word: stunning 💖

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  4. Master of Something Yet's avatar Master of Something Yet says:
    February 25, 2015 at 7:05 am

    I love a scenic railway. Including the one at Luna Park.

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  5. TanGental's avatar TanGental says:
    February 25, 2015 at 7:05 am

    Which one? Looks a bit Alpine so the Transalpine in NZ or the Orient Express? Doesn’t feel like the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada? Or am I completely off beam? But I LOVE railways so if it’s not one I’ve done I want it on my list

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  6. gerard oosterman's avatar gerard oosterman says:
    February 25, 2015 at 8:12 am

    I think it is in NZ. A wonderful journey.

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  8. Charli Mills's avatar Charli Mills says:
    February 25, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    Gorgeous! When my friend visited from Minneapolis she took the train to Sandpoint which is 15 miles south of us. Actually, Amtrak passes right by our house. I was so excited for her to see Glacier National Park from the rails, but she passed it at 11 pm. It was too dark to see anything!

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  9. Sherri Matthews's avatar Sherri says:
    February 26, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    Glad Geoff asked the question Irene, I wanted to know too! Gorgeous view. We took the train from Fort William to Maleg in Scotland a few years back, that was beautiful taking us through the Scottish Highlands and then to a tiny fishing village. Spectacular. And one of my -many – dreams is to take a trip on The Orient Express. I don’t want much do I? 😉

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