A quick note to say that I will be offline for a while as we are vacationing in Hawaii right now. Note to self: next time I travel with a toddler we need to either: 1) stay in the same time zone which would be ideal, or 2) vacation in a time zone that is ahead.
Hawaii is 3 hours behind California. So when little human alarm clock Franco buzzes awake at 6am California time, that means it’s 3am in Maui. You know what’s happening in Maui at 3am? Crickets are chirping!
Now let’s say we were in Montreal and Franco wakes up at 6am California time, at least we could go to a cafe and drink hot chocolate and eat croissants because that would be 9am Montreal time. No one told me that changing time zones would be a big red flag. Pretty much everything I read said that kids adjust easily. Haha! That’s bullshit. But we’re only a few days in, so we shall see!
We went to one of the few places that was open at 7am Maui time and the place was packed with tourists. Anyone need a business idea? Open restaurants in Hawaii with very early hours. Guaranteed business!
Dude, I don’t know who told you that, but they were LYING. That said, even when we travel to the East Coast and consciously TRY to keep the kids on their same schedule (trading the 8pm bedtime for 11pm), that never works either – we keep them up late, but then they wake up at, like, 7am local time anyway. Freakin’ nightmare.
But I hope you’re having a great vacation anyway!
Truly hoping other than Franco’s sleep schedule being off, you are enjoying Hawaii. On our bucket list someday and hope you will share a bit when you get back 😉
How wonderful!! Hope you guys adjust well to the time difference and get to enjoy your vacation 🙂 Take Care and be safe Catherine! -Iva
Awww I can imagine how difficult it is. Hope you enjoy Hawaii despite the time zone concern 🙂
I hope you’re having an amazing time.
We flew with Scarlet to California twice when she was a baby. Three hours behind us on the east coast! It was a little rough..
We never travelled out of our time zones when the kids were little – sounds like a pain! But hey, you’re in Hawaii. Have a great time!
Awww, I hope you had an amazing trip! Hawaii is sooo beautiful…. but I never would have thought about the time difference thing while traveling with a toddler either. Hope he adjusted quickly… for your sake!