Pain radiates from my body like shockwaves of thunder after a lightning strike. Heat floods from every poor of exposed skin, the color of which now resembles salmon, further curing to a darker shade of lobster. Foolishly we basked in the sun for hours for the first time of our trip. Taking in all the vitamin D that we have been deprived of in our cold wintery homeland, we become greedy and now not when to quit. At first it appears not bad at all, only a minor inconvenience, but as the night draws longer, the skin grows darker and more painful. This is our fist sunburn. Coinciding with the numerous mosquito and sand fly bites from our time camping, the strong urge to scratch down the bone is only briefly quelled by the drinking of Benedryl to soothe the pain. Will we have learned from this experience? Probably, but for how long? Repeat offense is guaranteed, but worth it to enjoy the sun.
Tyler.
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