New Zealand- How long does it take?

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Lisa

I've never had a problem flying from AU to the US, or vice versa, not with jetlag anyway.

Tho I do sleep well on planes. I find most flights get you to your destination early in the morning local time, so if you've slept on the plane you wake up, it's morning, and you're good to go till bedtime.

I normally do not get jetlagged as my sleep habits aren't exactly normal to start with.

However, that flight from Atlanta to Sydney is a killer even for me.

When I did it last, i left Atlanta late morning. Get to LA early afternoon. Lay over til early evening. Then do the LA to Sydney leg. Land in Sydney and it's morning local time.

Here's the problem... At the time I did it last I couldn't sleep in a airplane seat at all. As I've gotten older, if I'm tired I can now catnap at least. The thing is, I've yet to find an airline seat that is designed for a full grown man. And no width of ass isn't the problem...or at least not the main problem. The problem is those damned shoulder rests that they put at the top of the seats. Whose bright idea was it to make the top of the seat jut out and catch you right between the shoulder blades? Who finds that comfortable?

So anyhow, I land in Sydney, I've had no sleep and it's morning. Go to bed then, and I'm screwed. So I had to zombie my way around til dark, then crashed for 12 and was on a "normal" schedule.

I'd love to do an Aussie/New Zealand tour, but I wont do it until i can take a few weeks off and see lots of places and spend lots of time down under for the effort of aking that flight.