Vacation: It’s Over

I’m trying my best to stay awake. It’s only 1:30 in the afternoon and my eyes are drooping, my body confused with the time change. I hate this feeling. We arrived home yesterday around 4:30pm after a 10 hour plane ride from Orlando to Manchester followed by a 5 hour drive back to Scotland. It doesn’t usually take 5 hours, but by this point we had been awake for a full day and had to make frequent stops for caffeine and power naps. Why is sleeping on a plane so hard? I shouldn’t feel tired today. I managed to sleep from 9 o’clock UK time last night until 10 this morning, that should have been more than enough, but jet lag is a strange thing. My body doesn’t know what’s going on. You would think after six years of trans-atlantic travel, I would be able to beat jet lag, but I haven’t found any trick to eradicate it completely.

Do you have any tips on how to beat jet lag?

 

Despite the jet lag, I enjoyed every minute of the much-needed vacation.

I’m already missing my family.

Reading on the beach

 

 

 

 

 

Disney World

 

 

 

 

 

and the warm Florida sunshine

 

 

 

 

 

Not to mention the roller coasters

 

 

 

 

 

amazing  food

 

 

 

 

 

and yummy desserts every day

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t think my waistline could have taken one more day of rich food though. It’s back to reality on Monday with work, writing, and deadlines. (and a diet) Vacation is officially over. 🙁

Have you been on vacation recently? Where did you go?