Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Here Comes Summer in Tenerife
It's only May and the weather is still mixed - here in the mountains of the "cold north" it's dull, chilly, misty and had even been raining this morning - but as we're reminded that schools will be out by the end of next month: most classes will finish on June 20th here, it's time to start thinking about summer.
And since most visitors will do no more than baste themselves and slowly spit roast around a pool, the first thing we should mention are ways to deal with sunburn.
Nobody is going to take my advice that the only safe way to deal with it is to NOT get burnt, so instead, try these Cheap and Simple Sunburn Remedies that Really Work (via Lifehacker). Hummmm... We think vinegar is a bit stinky too.
British tourists should certainly have plenty of Asprin, tea and milk on hand and, Aloe Vera is grown (wild and cultivated) here on the island (with pretty yellow or orange flowers), so there are plenty of products you can buy which contain it. Aloe Vera after sun lotion is particularly good, in my experience.
(So is plastering yourself in natural yoghurt, although this works better when you aren't all tender and burnt and, can get someone to lick it all off again! :)
The Guardian suggest that Coffee and plenty of exercise could cut risk of skin cancer. Tenerife may have the coffee, but we're not sure about tourists capacity for taking exercise. Recent studies have determined that what yer average visitor means by "We love walking" is actually just an amble along the prom. 
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