This time last year, FG and I were living in temporary housing on post in Würzburg. We were classified as “dog people” since we had Bennett and Sport with us. We had a large room with a great view of the parade field and a small kitchen area but what we didn’t have was a private bathroom. UGH ~ my days of sharing a bathroom are so over. We didn’t have much choice though since I didn’t want to put the dogs into a kennel before their LONG flight from Frankfurt to Seoul to Guam. They were going in the opposite direction as us. So FG, Ben, Sport and I spent three weeks hanging out on base without a car. I did a lot of walking during those three weeks! All in all, FG and I had a really great time especially since it was spring and so beautiful. We spent as much time outside as possible ~ and the dogs enjoyed their time outside as well.
We left Germany on 19 May and flew from Frankfurt to Chicago to Honolulu. We stayed in Hawaii for 5 days which helped acclimate ourselves to both the weather and the time. Fm and FG fared much better with the jet lag. I couldn’t stay up past 8:00 pm and woke up before 4 am every morning.
It’s going to be Deja Vu in a few weeks when we head back in the opposite direction and it starts all over again.
Anyone have suggestions for jet lag relief?
Displaced Beachbums 
If you come up with anything let me know! Wes and I just returned from R & R in Memphis with Brian. It was only 7 hours different but I think going forward is so much more difficult than going back. Because of Wes’s ability to function at 3 am for almost a week straight it has taken us 10 days to get back into a routine. Hope that things fare better for all of you!
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I haven’t heard of anything that really gets rid of jetlag, but what helps me is making sure you don’t take a nap even if you feel like it, and doing things according to local time immediately. No daytime sleeping and no midnight breakfasts. Oh, and walking helps too. The sunlight helps adjust your internal clock. I’ve also read that for every hour of time change, it takes your body one day to adjust. I have no idea what happens when you cross the international date line!
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Wow. It’s hard to believe that you’ve already been there for a year and that you’re ready to move on. Good luck with your move, Patti! 🙂
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You could cut the time change in 1/2 and change your clocks now – it will probably mess up the time you have left in Guam but might make the transition a little easier 🙂
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