Half a step forward?

I spent much of yesterday reviewing itineraries and fares. The travel agents I've inquired with have come up with the same fares I found (within $25 anyway), so it was down to scheduling. One plan got us into Taipei at 6am; the other got us there at 10pm. They both had advantages and disadvantages. The 6am flight had us leaving one day early and with the travel time to the airport and the need to be there several hours in advance, we would both have lost one more day of work. We couldn't decide if arriving at 6am was a blessing or a curse. It's been my experience that if you can make yourself stay up with no naps until it is night time in the place you are visiting, your jet lag is severely decreased. You get a full night's rest and wake up at about the right time the next morning feeling mostly refreshed. So getting in at 6am would, on one hand, give us the full day to explore. On the other hand, we'd have to keep ourselves awake for over 12 hours after we'd just been traveling for almost 24 hours. With the 10pm flight, we have the advantage of being able to go to sleep as soon as we hit the hotel and then wake up and explore first thing the next day. If we manage to sleep most of the flight we risk being wide awake in Taiwan and then about the time we'd be ready for bed, the sun would rise and we'd be in the same predicament as if we'd arrived at 6am in the first place.... Ultimately, we decided that we'd rather save the day of vacation and arrive at 10pm. We'll be up at 2:30am or so the day we leave, and will be awake until at least evening when our flight leaves, so chances are with the less than stellar quality of sleep one can achieve (read...."I" because Steve can sleep ANYWHERE) on a plane, we'll likely be ready for a few hours rest anyway. Let's hope. We'll arrive in Taipei on Friday night (3/28) and have Saturday and Sunday to acclimate to the time change before we pick Colby up on Monday(3/31). Today I'm going to finish filling out our paperwork and do a little more homework in my guidebook. Tickets should be booked by the end of today! One more thing checked off the list!