Sunburnt on holiday and friend frustrated with me

Can you buy aloe gel? i find that really helps, especially if can be kept in the fridge.
Honestly i would be taking painkillers and doing as much as i could, drink plenty of water to help rehydrate and lots of moisturiser if you can't get aloe gel.

She never said the soles (or shoes as you put it 😂) are burnt. It’s probably the tops of her feet and uncomfortable wearing shoes. A pair of crocs or sliders from the gift shop would sort that!

With the soles of her feet burned ? Really ? Is that what you’d expect ?

I buy Eucerin spf 100

I agree @Yourethebeerthief

This is coming across as a pile on by a group of adults who cannot entertain themselves.

You could try purchasing some aqua shoes and an adult rash vest? My DP got ridiculously sunburnt on holiday a few years ago in Turkey and bought these so he could still join me and DDs on the beach and watersports. Seemed to work ok for him x

Amazon. They have a good selection. I burn really easily and use Eucerin, which is really good - link is here. www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi0hc_qi-2JAxXNZkECHYwjMKIYABAiGgJ3cw&ae=2&co=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItIXP6ovtiQMVzWZBAh2MIzCiEAQYASABEgJiKPD_BwE&sig=AOD64_25-0OwsE5ZCajptaYom2n49dCD6Q&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjHhcjqi-2JAxXCVkEAHX61BCYQ5bgDKAB6BAgJEAo&adurl=

She’s burnt, it’s not sunstroke. It’s also a few days after the fact. Surely she can manage a bit of discomfort to go on a walk!

You need to be a bit more proactive. Go to a local pharmacy, they are places of wonder and they'll have seen this before. I was practically weeping over a random insect bite in France, the pharmacy took one look and gave me a magic cream that sorted it right out.

Cold water/the plain yogurt trick works too. Painkillers. Then start looking for workarounds - eg can you taxi to the water sports place and sit covered in the shade, or can you canoe or something sitting down while wearing a rash vest and a hat? Plan your pool day today and plan something active tomorrow?

If you're just sitting in the room despairing I can see why she's cross.

Au contraire. Have a quick google and you’ll find plenty.

you've got a lot of grovelling to do

Mumsnet is full of utterly disgusting people. How do you all manage to have any friends and keep them?

If my friend got badly burnt on holiday (despite applying suncream as OP did) I would be concerned and have sympathy for them. I'd let them rest and get well and get on with enjoying my holiday myself. Because I'm a fully grown functioning adult, not a petulant pouting child.

no. half an hour with factor 50? even i, and i burn in a 40 watt bulb normally, wouldn't be that incapacitated by sunburn.

Friend needs to suck it up and do things alone. But she is NBU to be grumpy about it.

Not really the same thing though. OP was only in the sun half an hour and thought she had on enough protection.

Same here.

Slather your feet in aloe vera, stick on a pair of crocs, some loose clothing, and a hat, order a beer and crack on with the activities your friend wants to do. You’re a couple of days post-sunburn so suck up the discomfort and stop spoiling her holiday.

just looked at forecast and gorgeous!! thank you!

there is no such thing as factor 100

So the friend can either bitch about OP injuring herself for the rest of the holiday, lay a guilt trip and sulk. Or, she can appreciate that shit happens, she’s very fortunate to be where she is, and adjust her plans accordingly.

I know which attitude I would choose to take.

I can see why friend is annoyed but nothing can be done about it now. I remember going on holiday as a child to the Caribbean, my parents made me go under a sun bed for weeks before we went (and my DB) because they didn’t want us to burn. We all burnt despite using sun cream and my DB and DF were really unwell for a few days. Luckily we were there for 2 weeks so a few days indoors didn’t really ruin the holiday. You can still go out in the evening and eat out? Make the most of things that are close by and save other things for later in the holiday? (Depending on how long you are there for).

If you can find something like this it’s an absolute godsend for sunburn. It takes the heat out of the burn and contains a mind painkiller which alleviates the stinging. I got burnt (missed a spot 🤦‍♀️) and this really helped. I’m in Oz but I’m sure a local pharmacy would have something similar 👍🏻

Where do you buy factor 100? I am also very pale and use factor 50 on my face and did not know I can get something stronger. Would like to buy some!

Exactly.... didn't happen.

I'd be extremely pissed off if I were the friend. Other people's stupidity really irrirates me.

I don't understand why everyone here is giving you such a hard time, especially having seen your update.

Imo the best thing you can do is say to your friend (kindly and calmly) that you are terribly sorry about your sunburn and that you hope that she will feel free to go do absolutely any activities that she wants to do. You will let her know when you can join and you look forward to hearing about what she gets up to over afternoon drinks in the shade / dinner in the evening.

I can see both sides however this happened to me on a holiday once and my feet were so burnt they swelled up like 2 sausages and walking was literally excruciating so you do have my sympathies OP!! The people telling you to essentially just get on with it have no idea.

That's not the scenario though, is it? OP and her friend had planned a holiday together and the friend has paid on that basis. The activities they had planned are now off the table because OP was irresponsible and got sunburned. OP's friend managed not to get burned.

Op has therefore ruined their shared plans. It's not that the friend is unable to do things alone, it's because the intention was for them to be shared experiences.