etoilepolaire
New Member
So I have two concerns both concerning sun, sunburns, and tans.
The first is a serious concern about how much sun you get on the camino. I'll be hiking the frances from june to july. I live near Boston so summer won't have been here long by the time I leave and the chance that I'll have gotten any sun yet is pretty much nil. I don't burn terribly bad, or rather I'm not over sensitive to a little sun, but I am concerned that even with a hat and copious amounts of sunscreen that I will get a bad burn in the first few days. Any advice on prevention either on or before the camino?
So I guess my second question seems like a really weird a superficial issue, but hear me out! I just learned that I'm going to be in my brother's wedding at the end of August as a bridesmaid (outdoor summer wedding in short strapless dresses, strappy sandals/shoes, you know the drill) and I'm a little concerned about the kind of weird tan that I will most likely get from hiking the camino (for the record I'll be back in the states on august 1). What can I expect? Anyone ever do anything to keep it even or even it out after their return from the camino? I'm not a tanner at all in my day to day life, but for this one event I'm a little anxious!
Thanks!
The first is a serious concern about how much sun you get on the camino. I'll be hiking the frances from june to july. I live near Boston so summer won't have been here long by the time I leave and the chance that I'll have gotten any sun yet is pretty much nil. I don't burn terribly bad, or rather I'm not over sensitive to a little sun, but I am concerned that even with a hat and copious amounts of sunscreen that I will get a bad burn in the first few days. Any advice on prevention either on or before the camino?
So I guess my second question seems like a really weird a superficial issue, but hear me out! I just learned that I'm going to be in my brother's wedding at the end of August as a bridesmaid (outdoor summer wedding in short strapless dresses, strappy sandals/shoes, you know the drill) and I'm a little concerned about the kind of weird tan that I will most likely get from hiking the camino (for the record I'll be back in the states on august 1). What can I expect? Anyone ever do anything to keep it even or even it out after their return from the camino? I'm not a tanner at all in my day to day life, but for this one event I'm a little anxious!
Thanks!