flying flu

[low_delta]

Let's see, I got up at 8:00 on Saturday at home, went to bed at 10:00 on Sunday in Holland, subtract seven hours time difference - that was a 31 hour day, with only a little napping on the plane. (I couldn't sleep because it was so cold!)The first couple of nights in Holland I woke up in the middle of the night, and it took me more than a couple of hours to fall back to sleep. This was after a very long day of travel. The next couple of nights I probably got a full night's sleep. Then Thursday night I was up until after midnight, getting up at 7:00.

That's what I had going into the night in Amsterdam. Two 21-hour (or more) days, separated by a two-hour (or less) night. A little bit of napping on the planes.

As usual after a long flight, I'm sick. A combination of not getting enough rest, and being cooped up in a tin can for many hours with people and their germs, leaves me with illness a couple of days later. It doesn't happen to me on every long flight, but it happens every trip. I was even more susceptible than usual for this once, since I was so exhausted.

Cyn calls it my flying flu.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Well drat. That's really no good. One's defenses fall really low after a long flight. I hope you feel better soon!

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Did you ask for a blanket on the plane? They have them.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

They give them to you whether you like it or not. On the trip over, I asked for a second blanket, but it was still too cold to sleep. The blankets are small, and whenever they came off my knee, I could feel the cold air through my jeans. I didn't want to read, because then my hand would be outside the blanket. I was miserable.

On the way back, the temperature was comfortable, and I didn't use mine.