Gayvn Retreat

[chadknowslaw]

Only when we first move here, for the first few years. We go in steps:

Before we come to Arizona, we are pale and sickly looking from living in the northern climates.

First step is being very tan all the time. We love the sun. We even go tan in the winter [below 70F] so we can be tan all year long.

Then we start to realize being tan is not such a big deal. It is summer all the time, and there are better things to do than lay in the sun. We still are tan because since it is summer all year, we spend a lot of time outside, or at least when it is less than 105F, so about 10 months of the year

Third step is when we realize that all that sunlight might not be so good for the skin, so we really stop trying to be tan but still are tan because even limited outdoor activity will keep us tan due to the low humidity unless you drown yourself in 5000 sunblock every day.

Last step, years later, is trying to avoid intense sunlight and we end up pale again.

[ccjax]

Only when we first move here, for the first few years. We go in steps:

Before we come to Arizona, we are pale and sickly looking from living in the northern climates.

First step is being very tan all the time. We love the sun. We even go tan in the winter [below 70F] so we can be tan all year long.

Then we start to realize being tan is not such a big deal. It is summer all the time, and there are better things to do than lay in the sun. We still are tan because since it is summer all year, we spend a lot of time outside, or at least when it is less than 105F, so about 10 months of the year

Third step is when we realize that all that sunlight might not be so good for the skin, so we really stop trying to be tan but still are tan because even limited outdoor activity will keep us tan due to the low humidity unless you drown yourself in 5000 sunblock every day.

Last step, years later, is trying to avoid intense sunlight and we end up pale again.

That should be in the 'Welcome to Arizona' brochure... perfect.