Aussie Sun

The sun here is intense. And we’ve experienced Colorado sun and Kenyan sun and Kalamazoo sun (…oh wait – did Kalamazoo get sun??), and I still say Australian sun is INTENSE. This is partly because we get a lot of blue-sky days. It’s also partly because of that proverbial Ozone Hole. Yep – thanks to that, UV levels are much higher here than in the northern hemisphere. I don’t know if I’ve seen a day where the UV index isn’t “Extreme.” Consequently, skin cancer is much more common – it’s been dubbed the National Cancer.

So now, the Fanson household (we’ll pretend we’re in the same house for the sake of this story) has 4 broad-brimmed hats, 6 different bottles of sun-block, and 2 chapsticks with UV protection. This sun means business, and we’re not about to fight it unarmed.

That's right, cloud - hide that sun!