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Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009

1 word of caution: sunscreen

If I leave you, at any point, with only one tidbit of wisdom it is this: either wear sunscreen when you go outside at the mountains or make sure you rotate the direction of your face in relation to the sun.

So, today we just hung out at the restaurant/hotel that we ate at. We walked down for lunch and then stayed for 3 hours. There was a park there and the kids had a blast. I was sitting in the sun watching them and I didn't think about being in the sun because we are not at the beach. A little aside from that statement, sometimes I go to the beach and don't wear sunscreen and am fine. My face is partially fried. Partially meaning only half is fried. From my nose to my ear on the left side of my face is sunburned. The rest is white. I can now be cast for the role of two-face in a Batman movie. The kids keep pointing it out. I am willing to admit that it is pretty bad but really, let me live in the oblivion of "out-of-sight/out-of-mind" with this one. They said I could paint part of my face green and I would be like the Italian flag. Ouch!

A little update on shopping/stuff:
Yes, the stores still close in the middle of the day. Also, the male mannequins have a little help, if you know what I mean. The girls are all strangely cold. I found some Kit-Kat Bars except they are like little balls instead of sticks. You can get the sticks but where is the fun in that if you can have bite sized balls. I mean, give me a break (pun intended).

OK, ciao for now!

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