Posted by: dargus
Jetlag Advice - 01/29/02 05:36 PM
I have searched out posts on jetlag but couldn't really see anything that directly relates to my issue.
My travel agent just called to inform me that Air Canada have revised the flight schedule that I was to be part of in early May. I am now to depart from Edmonton at 8:20am (MST) and arrive in Madrid at 7:30am (11:30pm Edmonton time). The original schedule had me departing Edmonton at 12:30pm and arriving in Madrid at 10:45am (2:45am Edmonton time). I didn't mind that as I think I would have been able to grab at least 2 whole hours of sleep on that flight. Now, with the revised schedule, there won't be any sleep at all. AND I will probably only get three to four hours of sleep the night prior to departure as I need to get up at 5:00am and will probably be excited, etc.. So my body will be arriving in Madrid, when the city is just awakening, at the time it usually goes to bed (11:30pm MST). I also expect to be tired from the flight and from lack of sleep the night before. Should I just hit the bed of my hotel for three or four hours then get up to wander and hit the hay early in the evening again?
I know there are more serious issues in life to contend with but I would hate to think that this crazy schedule will have a negative effect on my body for the first week of a twelve day trip.
Thanks!
Dargus
My travel agent just called to inform me that Air Canada have revised the flight schedule that I was to be part of in early May. I am now to depart from Edmonton at 8:20am (MST) and arrive in Madrid at 7:30am (11:30pm Edmonton time). The original schedule had me departing Edmonton at 12:30pm and arriving in Madrid at 10:45am (2:45am Edmonton time). I didn't mind that as I think I would have been able to grab at least 2 whole hours of sleep on that flight. Now, with the revised schedule, there won't be any sleep at all. AND I will probably only get three to four hours of sleep the night prior to departure as I need to get up at 5:00am and will probably be excited, etc.. So my body will be arriving in Madrid, when the city is just awakening, at the time it usually goes to bed (11:30pm MST). I also expect to be tired from the flight and from lack of sleep the night before. Should I just hit the bed of my hotel for three or four hours then get up to wander and hit the hay early in the evening again?
I know there are more serious issues in life to contend with but I would hate to think that this crazy schedule will have a negative effect on my body for the first week of a twelve day trip.
Thanks!
Dargus