Birdwatcher,

Years ago I had what sounds like a very similar experience on the island and the bites were so itchy and nasty looking, I went to the doctor. He diagnosed them as being from a particular brand of island "no-see-emm" like creature that comes out in the mid to late afternoon but usually before the bewitching mosquito hour and some people are extremely susceptible to them, developing symptoms that sound like what you've described. He gave me something to take orally along with a topical ointment to help with the itching and suggested I stay indoors that part of the day, or at least double up on the insect repellents and wear long pants if I had cause to be outside.

I think he hit the nail on the head with his diagnosis and the good news, with all those extra precautions the rest of the trip, the little bites cleared eventually and I guess because of all the additional insect repellent, I had no mosquito problems either for the rest of the trip. I'm usually a mosquito magnet........

Can't say this is the same thing as you are experiencing, but if you're going to be there for a while and you are very uncomfortable, a visit to the doctor might be worth your time if for nothing else than your personal comfort level.

And for serious sunburns, if you get one and are very uncomfortable, a fellow TTOLer suggested I try a product called Biophine. It took the pain away almost instantly. I had gotten a serious sunburn on my shins - the first time in forty years worth of trips, and it had me almost in tears prior to learning about and using this product. I later learned it's often used by cancer patients to treat radiation burns.

Good luck and I hope the trip from this point on is awesome. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />