RAT 5,
5. wake up at 04:00, leave home, no kiss Goodbye because she is snoring, kiss the dog Goodbye ( that is appreciated at least ) drive 1 hr to an airport, take a flight (sitting in the back) home-base, arrive several hrs before report & try & figure out how to waste the hrs available after going to the hotel to dump the stuff for the "week away" (being very grateful of the flexibility shown to check in at 10 in the morning) . . . . . that sounds average for me.
The alternative ? waste another day OFF by being at a place of work where you do not have life/family.