Tylenol PM anyone?
Ever tried to sleep on a plane? I know some people can do it--but not me. Always got stuff on my mind. And I have a lot of prep to still do. It will be tough to sleep.
I have made this trip twice before, and didn't sleep at all either time. The first trip I made when I was a sophomore in high school, I'll never forget the sound or the commotion. We left Dallas and flew to Atlanta for training. After two days, we boarded our plane for Africa. The flight was not full, so we all though we would be able to spread out and relax. As soon as the plane left the ground in Atlanta, the fasten seat belt sign went off. It sounded like this huge rustling forest behind me. All of the seats behind us were immediately taken by experienced travellers who laid down and proceeded to sleep for the next 10 hours. I was so jealous that I was stuck between two guys for the whole flight--bad movies, food, and all.
So, this time I want to sleep, especially on the first leg when it will be night time for me anyway. Tylenol PM, anyone?
So, what I am looking at is two 9-hour plane flights within a 2 day span. I am leaving on a Friday, in the morning. I will be arriving in Dallas, where I will wait for a couple hours before I board a plane to London. I will spend 4 more hours in London waiting to travel to Nairobi, Kenya. After another 8.5 hours, I will arrive late Saturday night, Kenya time (which will be 8 hours behind our own time).
Doing the math, that will be approximately 26 hours in transit to get to Limuru, Kenya and Brackenhurst.
Tylenol PM. Here I come . . . z z z z z z z z
I have made this trip twice before, and didn't sleep at all either time. The first trip I made when I was a sophomore in high school, I'll never forget the sound or the commotion. We left Dallas and flew to Atlanta for training. After two days, we boarded our plane for Africa. The flight was not full, so we all though we would be able to spread out and relax. As soon as the plane left the ground in Atlanta, the fasten seat belt sign went off. It sounded like this huge rustling forest behind me. All of the seats behind us were immediately taken by experienced travellers who laid down and proceeded to sleep for the next 10 hours. I was so jealous that I was stuck between two guys for the whole flight--bad movies, food, and all.
So, this time I want to sleep, especially on the first leg when it will be night time for me anyway. Tylenol PM, anyone?
So, what I am looking at is two 9-hour plane flights within a 2 day span. I am leaving on a Friday, in the morning. I will be arriving in Dallas, where I will wait for a couple hours before I board a plane to London. I will spend 4 more hours in London waiting to travel to Nairobi, Kenya. After another 8.5 hours, I will arrive late Saturday night, Kenya time (which will be 8 hours behind our own time).
Doing the math, that will be approximately 26 hours in transit to get to Limuru, Kenya and Brackenhurst.
Tylenol PM. Here I come . . . z z z z z z z z
Labels: Kenya Trip
posted by Randy Rogers at
9:59 AM
2 Comments:
Jerr S. writes to me:
A few years ago, I read where on long flight you should periodically wiggle your toes and stretch to help with your circulatory system. At random, folks on long flights would have blood clots within just a few hours due to the altitude combined with poor circulation. Something I had heard and never forgotten……….just a tip for long flights
And Connie noted
You really don't need the tylenol part unless you are in pain - just take benadryl that the PM ingredient in Tylenol PM.
My comment: I may be in pain depending on which joints stiffen up first. ha. And I'm not that old.
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