I'm not quite home yet but I survived the 50 hours between getting up on Monday morning in The Cottage and going to bed on Tuesday night in a suburb of Glasgow (bear in mind the time difference if you are wondering how that makes 50 hours) with no ill effects. I then had six solid hours sleep and at 1640 on Wednesday as I write this I have had a fairly full day and am still awake and about to go to a friend's for dinner. By the time I've had a glass of wine tiredness may catch up with me. It may take a couple of days for me to adjust my body clock fully but at least I don't suffer from the disorienting and debilitating jet lag that many people have to put up with. For that I am very grateful.
I still have one or two things left to post about here before I get home to Eagleton on Saturday and revert to Eagleton Notes.
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That 50 hours sounds like an ordeal but the goal is worth it. I know you are experienced with his trip and know how to adjust to the time changes.
ReplyDeleteIt's not something I would choose to do for pleasure Terra but I have become used to it.
DeleteHa ha, that is "this trip" not "his trip". I wish they let us edit our comments, it is either reply or delete.
ReplyDeleteIs it really Thursday? I thought it was Wednesday...Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that while GB is in Glasgow his laptop still thinks it's in New Zealand. Whenever I travel it's always a couple of days before I remember to reset the timezone. Mind you that's not as bad as opening up my Google Calendar on a trip to China to find everything rendered in Chinese because it knew where I was connecting from -- that was very confusing!
DeleteI can't explain that at all Frances and Mark. The computer's time zone is set to auto location and when I checked it had relocated as soon as I switched it on in Glasgow.
DeleteWelcome to this "half" of the globe, Graham! Glad you seem to have survived well enough to let us know about it. I think if I had to make such a long trip, I'd ask to be put into cryostasis for its duration.
ReplyDeleteThanks Meike. Cryostasis is a good idea in theory at least! I'm waiting for the time when one can just say "Beam me over, Scottie."
DeleteI admire or envy your ability to adjust... I get kind of jetlagged just by the 1h daylight saving time ;-)
ReplyDeleteMonica I can't explain it but I know some people who feel ill for days after a transatlantic flight which is really quite short in comparison. I suspect if I suffered like that I'd reconsider my travel plans.
DeleteGood to see you back.
ReplyDeleteThanks Adrian. It's good to be back.
DeleteGood to know that you're back on terra firma again.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to trade places with you for a year or two!! Then, I imagine, I would be tired of the travelling!
ReplyDeleteLiz it is a good life and I appreciate how lucky I am. It's not for everyone though.
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