Well, it is two more sleeps until we wing our way to San Francisco via Auckland and I thought I would start a blog to share my holiday with my friends. Tonight I've been madly washing clothes to make sure they are dry to pack tomorrow night. Oh, and lists, lists, lists: a list of what to pack, a list of what to put in my carry-on, a list of what Steph needs to pack, a list of THINGS I MUST NOT FORGET TO DO BEFORE WE LEAVE...it's exhausting! Now I can concentrate on worrying about how I'm going to cope with the long flight - I'm really freaking out about being cooped up in cattle class for 13 hours with Chris on one side of me and a complete stranger on the other. How am I going to occupy myself, how will I be able to sleep, how will I stave off the boredom, claustrophobia, crying babies, loud talkers, people with BO, etc etc? I mean, I've done this flight before but that was 15 years ago and I was much less worried about these things back then.
Do any of my peeps out there have any tips for enduring long-haul flights??
So excited for you, Vicki! I hear you on the claustrophobia. We're off to Malaysia on Tuesday and I'm fretting over all the same things.
ReplyDeleteMy tip is to take a wee little face spray (less than 100mls!) You can get them from the body shop. Get one with a calming scent you and when you are feeling a bit anxious give yourself a spritz. Baby wipes are good too. Drink lots of water and walk around as much as you can.
On my last US flight there was a guy standing up the back of the plane - near the loo - dancing away to his ipod. Very funny sight, but I'll bet he arrived feeling better than the rest of us who had basically been couch potatoes for the duration.
Have a great trip!
Thanks Lisa - those are great ideas. I'm definitely going to try the spray. But I might forgo the jigging in the aisles - I don't want to scar my fellow passengers for life lol.
ReplyDeleteHave fun in Malaysia - how exciting! I've never been there...are you going to be blogging about your trip??
Not until get home, Vicki. D has banned me from taking the laptop. apparently this is going to be a technology free holiday!! (We'll see...)
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