I also used to pretan before our trip. HOWEVER, since I've now had *4* skin cancers removed, I no longer take that risk. It's 30 sunscreen applied at least 15 minutes before I leave the room and under the umbrella for me. Not saying the pretanning caused the skin cancers; it was probably the years of little and/or ineffective "suntan lotion" as a child/teen. But, I can no longer risk any additional unnecessary exposure.

I do consider our annual trip a "necessary" exposure though! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante, that's all I want, La Vie Dansante (JB)