Sunburnt on holiday and friend frustrated with me

Oh you poor thing! Yes it was daft to let yourself get so burnt and yes your friend is reasonable to be annoyed but it’s done now and sunburn is the actual worst. We’ve all done it at some time or other.
How long is your holiday? Cos in my experience the worst does tend to be over after a few days so can you promise you’ll try some of the things she wants to do later? In the meantime slather on some after sun cream as often as you need to (a local shop is bound to have some or at least a big tub of moisturiser). Can you get in the pool for some of the time? That would be soothing, even if you have to wear a big t shirt and hat. What about a nice walk in the evening when it’s cooler with some comfy shoes and having slathered your feet in cream? You could also take some painkillers if you haven’t already. Or treat her to a slap up meal and some cocktails and have a laugh at the evening entertainment- alcohol is an anaesthetic at least! Don’t overdo it though and drink plenty water of course because you will dehydrate more quickly when sunburned. You want to try to make the most of what you can do and hopefully you’ll feel better soon.

Because I know what crocs are ✔️

Why are you replying to me if you don’t even know what sliders are?

She said her feet were the most badly burnt. I imagine that irrespective of where the feet were burnt, they would not magically become comfortable by wearing whatever sliders are. It would be the movement caused by walking pulling badly burnt skin on the feet that would be painful, not OP dressed up in party shoes

Well, quite! (Assuming they have friends in the first place)

I think your friend sounds like a bit of a cow! You burnt DESPITE wearing appropriate sun protection so how is that your fault? It’s frustrating for your friend but she shouldn’t be taking that out on you! If you’d been lying around for hours with no sun cream on while she kept telling you that you’d burn, then fair enough! But that’s not what happened and so why on earth are people saying you should feel bad?

If you’d got unwell through no fault of your own should you be reimbursing her for the holiday? How ridiculous!

Hope you feel better soon OP. Sun burn is miserable. Sounds like a dodgy batch of cream.

Could you cover up where you are burnt (socks?) who cares what you look like, you won't ever see anyone again except your friend! That way you could at least do things like swim in the sea. The water would be nice and cooling and the salt do your skin good. But definitely covered up! And nurofen for the swelling and pain.

Treat your friend to a night on the cocktails, she'll wake with a hangover and not want to leave the room the next day therefore making the score one all.😎

I’ve lived in NZ. I never got burnt either. The heat and direct sun can absolutely have an impact on how badly a person can get sunburnt.

Do just take care of your feet. If the sun burn is really bad, and it blisters/raw, then it can be prone to infections.

Wow , some of these comments... I'm glad you're not MY friends lol!
Whilst I don't understand how you accidentally get sunburnt and agree with your friend being upset, going out into the sun walking or doing watersports is the last place you should be.
Is there a way you can compromise and meet your friend for sunset cocktails and enjoy the restaurants?

You poor soul, it sounds horrible.
In a way you are letting your friend down, but what can you do? You can't turn back the clock and you need time to recover before rushing around in the sun and doing water sports.
Apologise for your mistake, and ask your friend if there's anything you can do to make it up to her. Maybe treat her to a lesson in whatever her favourite sport is so she can meet some like-minded people.
Hope you feel better soon.

I was going to say the same about doxycycline, especially with a winter sun holiday as it’s also used as an anti malarial. My experience was that it made the tops of my feet and back of my hands burn particularly badly, and I know of others who had the same.

Never come to NZ then, it's very easy to get sunburnt here (thin ozone layer, less pollution) - and yet somehow I have never managed to get as badly burnt as the OP claims to be in just 30 minutes. How hot a country is doesn't actually equate to how badly you can burn btw.

I don't think it's a cultural thing, more a 'people on MN who love to be cunts and kick OPs when they are down' thing.

I think they get a weird thrill out of it.

I got badly burnt years ago across my lower back covered it i live yoghurt for a few hours washed it off and was fine

I reckon you've had a bad reaction to the cream exacerbated by the sun, if only 30 minutes. Can happen to anyone. I would get checked out

Gosh I get that your friend is annoyed as she wanted you both to do things together but surely she can still go and do the things she wants? If not, she’s a bit of a wimp as clearly you haven’t done this on purpose.

i certainly don’t think you needs to take her away to make up for it.

I did this the last time I went on holiday with my parents and my sister. I ended up staying in the room for two days as I could barely walk as I’d burnt my legs quite badly and it felt like they were on fire if I put any weight on my feet. My sister was fuming with me as she wanted to go out drinking and my parents wouldn’t let her go on her own (she was 16 I was 21). Like you I used loads of sun cream but I only need to look at the sun and I burn.
YANBU for not being able to do them if you did put sun cream on but she is NBU for being pissed

You didn’t do this on purpose and you aren’t stopping her from doing anything so she’s no right to be angry with you. Yes it’s not ideal and she might enjoy things more with you doing them too but there’s no guarantee you’d want to do them anyway.

Op my daughter was in the position of your friend when she went on her first ever foreign holiday that wasn’t with family or school.
Her friend got badly burnt on the first and second days (think black hair/porcelain skin), and spent the rest of the week in the shade.
My daughter just carried on and did the walks/boat trips/wine tastings that they’d planned.
They are still best friends and now that holiday is fondly remembered with a giggle.

Omg how many people saying they would be pissed off
you didn’t do it on purpose, bless you bad sun burn is horrible, cover yourself completely
do not expose yourself to any more sun
its shit I know …
every body’s skin is different.
do the things u can and f the rest

Buy a rash vest and go! Hat and sunnies.

You should get into the sea. The water is great for healing sunburn 👍🏻

As you're in a resort, I'd see if there's an easy way for you to speak to an English speaking doctor / nurse. You won't be the first person to burn in the heat. But burning that severely, that quickly maybe needs medical attention especially for your feet - think about the risk of infection with broken skin. And your friend needs to understand the reality - yes it's annoying, no you didn't do it on purpose and you will be best finding activities you enjoy within the constraints of the sunburn / doing some separate activities.