Tanya A Benefield
@tabenefield.bsky.social
Fledgling writer, book addict, WHQer, tea-drinker extraordinaire.
Where does the time go? On this day last year I left Newcastle on my first cruise.
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Where does the time go? On this day last year I left Newcastle on my first cruise.
En-route to Dover, then it's on the ship to Norway!
July 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
En-route to Dover, then it's on the ship to Norway!
Akureyri today, visiting Goðafoss Waterfall and the Botanical Garden. I really didn't need to bring any sweaters! Note: added the photo when I got back to the ship.
May 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Akureyri today, visiting Goðafoss Waterfall and the Botanical Garden. I really didn't need to bring any sweaters! Note: added the photo when I got back to the ship.
Somewhere near the Arctic Circle, 11.08pm.
May 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Somewhere near the Arctic Circle, 11.08pm.
Another day, another port. Today it's Isafjordur.
May 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Another day, another port. Today it's Isafjordur.
Amazing tour today, Golden Circle 😀 Geysir, Gollfoss Waterfall, and Thingvellir National Park (not sure about the spelling)
May 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Amazing tour today, Golden Circle 😀 Geysir, Gollfoss Waterfall, and Thingvellir National Park (not sure about the spelling)
Very foggy today, so haven't been able to walk around the deck to see if there's a speck of land in the distance. Thank goodness for seabirds!
May 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Very foggy today, so haven't been able to walk around the deck to see if there's a speck of land in the distance. Thank goodness for seabirds!
Current weather forecast for Saturday's arrival in Reykjavik (according to the ship's information board) is sunny and pleasantly warm 🌞
May 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Current weather forecast for Saturday's arrival in Reykjavik (according to the ship's information board) is sunny and pleasantly warm 🌞
In Yorkshire for an overnight stop en-route to Port of Tyne, then off to Iceland!
May 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In Yorkshire for an overnight stop en-route to Port of Tyne, then off to Iceland!
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
When I visited Norway in October, I bought a Christmas bauble with a Norwegian-knitwear pattern, and on my return I was determined to find another that reminded me of the Northern Lights (the tree lights help with the effect):
December 14, 2024 at 6:31 PM
When I visited Norway in October, I bought a Christmas bauble with a Norwegian-knitwear pattern, and on my return I was determined to find another that reminded me of the Northern Lights (the tree lights help with the effect):
Returned from Norway yesterday - loved it! Next adventure will be Iceland in May 😀
October 21, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Returned from Norway yesterday - loved it! Next adventure will be Iceland in May 😀
Definitely worth spending two hours freezing in the countryside near Alta, Norway, last night. The lights made another appearance after we returned to the ship, so it was a very successful evening.
October 15, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Definitely worth spending two hours freezing in the countryside near Alta, Norway, last night. The lights made another appearance after we returned to the ship, so it was a very successful evening.
Inside the Arctic Circle. A small whale appeared a few minutes after this photo was taken.
October 14, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Inside the Arctic Circle. A small whale appeared a few minutes after this photo was taken.
Atlantic Ocean Road today, crossing the Arctic Circle tomorrow:
October 12, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Atlantic Ocean Road today, crossing the Arctic Circle tomorrow:
It's gonna be chilly tomorrow ...
October 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
It's gonna be chilly tomorrow ...
The North Sea's a bit choppy this morning, en route to Norway.
October 11, 2024 at 7:16 AM
The North Sea's a bit choppy this morning, en route to Norway.
Haven't been online for ages, so lots of catching up to do 😕
September 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Haven't been online for ages, so lots of catching up to do 😕
Had a wonderful afternoon at the theatre in Dartford - an audience with David Suchet. Rather appropriately the Orient Express passed through the station while we were waiting for our train 😀
February 22, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Had a wonderful afternoon at the theatre in Dartford - an audience with David Suchet. Rather appropriately the Orient Express passed through the station while we were waiting for our train 😀
How could I possibly resist!
February 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
How could I possibly resist!
The Serpents of Eden by R W Goldsmith #AmReading
January 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM
The Serpents of Eden by R W Goldsmith #AmReading
I've made my first submission of the year with an entry in the Discoveries Prize from the Women's Prize . Now I need to make a start on some bits and pieces for National Flash-Fiction Day
##AmWriting #writingcommunity
##AmWriting #writingcommunity
January 1, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I've made my first submission of the year with an entry in the Discoveries Prize from the Women's Prize . Now I need to make a start on some bits and pieces for National Flash-Fiction Day
##AmWriting #writingcommunity
##AmWriting #writingcommunity
Spent much of the day at Sissinghurst Castle rather than stagnating in front of the television
December 26, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Spent much of the day at Sissinghurst Castle rather than stagnating in front of the television
23:57. Amy squeezed her eyes closed, waited. Bells jingled; hooves clip-clopped towards the chimney, a heavy thud. She crept downstairs, but she saw nothing. Instead, a goat-like nightmare with hairy hands bound her in chains and carried her away. #microflashmonday #whqcommunity
December 25, 2023 at 10:00 AM
23:57. Amy squeezed her eyes closed, waited. Bells jingled; hooves clip-clopped towards the chimney, a heavy thud. She crept downstairs, but she saw nothing. Instead, a goat-like nightmare with hairy hands bound her in chains and carried her away. #microflashmonday #whqcommunity