Sunburn! post your experiences

I guess I'm lucky... I've inherited my mum's european skin and I don't burn I just go straight tanned Your pic looks very painful though SnoopZ

[Pumpkin]

Mine was in Greece quite a few years ago on my first holiday abroad - I burnt so bad the skin round my underarms looked like it'd been in a very hot bath for a few days, bright red, wrinkled and really painful

I had to stay out of the sun after that, which nearly killed me as I love the sun and bask like a reptile at every opportunity

[danielf]

Snorkeling can be a killler as well. I went snorkeling in Thailand a few years back. I was smart enough to wear a t-shirt in the water, but that obviously doesn't cover your calfs. Very painful, burnt calfs...

(I don't burn easily btw, but my calfs hardly ever seen any sun)

[Mr_love_monkey]

When I was in secondary school, probably 12 years old - on a school sports day, wearing one of those stupid singlet vest type tops.
My shoulders got burnt, very burnt - so badly my entire shoulders came up in water blisters. large water blisters.

[lauzjp]

it was just soooo nice to dry off in the sun after a dip in the lagoon at sunrise holidays in hurghada... but we got too comfortable and forgot to put sun lotion back on!

I'm a Jock of Irish descent, so I get sunburnt at a fireworks display.

I usually keep out of the sun, unless I am wearing factor 50 (or to use it's medical term, a raincoat), but about 10 years ago in Spain I was playing with my kids in the pool, lost track of time, and had to spend 3 days in bed with sunstroke - no fun.

[orangebird]

Easter 2005, visiting my dad in spain. Sat on the beach (not v sunny) for two hours. Was very pink after, but didn't think too much of it. Later that evening, I passed out in a restaurant - gave my dad the fright of his life, he thought I'd died, ambulance was called etc... . Very scary and not very clever. I've now learnt to drink water - all the time! Apologies to the staff of Restaurant Chino Jing on Torrox Costa, I think I gave them all heart attacks as well.

[Skatoony]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Waddya mean, 'much younger'? You can't get much younger than you already are!

You're still jealous that you're an old fart and I'm so young?

Grow up Rammy!

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

You're still jealous that you're an old fart and I'm so young?

Grow up Rammy!

He already has - he's just waiting for you to catch him up

[Skatoony]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

He already has - he's just waiting for you to catch him up

That won't be difficult if he continues to act like a child

[fireman328]

Originally Posted by Jules

Mine was when I was about 7 and we went to Bridlington, I had blisters on my back and sunstroke I remember throwing up all the time with a very bad headache

Bridlington has that affect on me as well

[Scarlett]

Years ago on DofE expedition. First day is glorious sunshine so we strip to t-shirts and shorts, tent pratically glowed at night and trying to put a big ruck sack on you badly sunburned back/sholders the next morning is no fun.

[punky]

Originally Posted by danielf

Snorkeling can be a killler as well. I went snorkeling in Thailand a few years back. I was smart enough to wear a t-shirt in the water, but that obviously doesn't cover your calfs. Very painful, burnt calfs...

(I don't burn easily btw, but my calfs hardly ever seen any sun)

Suprisingly, not a lot of people know that... But its true... The water can have a magnifiying affect on the suns rays like the lens of a magnifing glass.

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Originally Posted by Electrolyte

That must have hurt

Actually, that wasn't the worst part, funnily enough. The fact it was so itchy, and when you scratched it became really sore was the real b*****d of it.