Ed decided that we should try something a little different this year to "aid" our flying experience. Our flight was scheduled to depart at 6:35 pm arriving in London at the equivalent to our 1:30am. As he normally goes to bed between 11:30 and midnight he didn't think he would be able to sleep on the airplane. So he decided that we should alter our sleeping pattern for 3 days before the flight. The first day we got up at 6 am, that evening we went to bed a little after 9pm. The next morning we were up at 5 am and that evening it was suppose to be lights out at 8pm but it turned out to be 9 pm. On the day we left we got up at 4 am. One nice thing about this is when you're up at 4 am and don't have to leave your house till after 11 am you can get a lot of things done and boy did I. So, now you're wondering if we managed to sleep on the airplane. Ed definitely slept, though he did wake up to stretch a couple of times. Frances, well I'm not sure if I actually slept. I believe I may have dozed off but it was definitely a light sleep. Now you're wondering how today went. Well, I'm surprised it went really well. We arrived at the hotel a little after 9 am and were delighted when we were told our room was ready and we could check in. After we checked in, we grabbed a quick breakfast that included caffeine then started walking. We took a short break mid afternoon and a break for dinner a little after 6:30pm. It's after 9 pm and I'm still going. I think it really helps that you can't sleep while you're walking or at least that's something I haven't mastered yet.