It's been quite the weekend. On Good Friday in Bermuda, they have a kite festival. Thousands of people go to the beach, Horseshoe Bay to fly kites, or watch other people fly kites. I went on my rented scooter with some friends, along with the kites we'd purchased. 
I haven't flown a kite since I was about 12, but I still managed to get it going for a while. However, the warning on the package to wear gloves was a good one. The string slid though my hands and burned me. The first time, I let go, and the kite went flying down the beach.
So I thought I'd give it another try. Apparently, I hadn't learned my lesson the first time and let go AGAIN. At this point, I figured it was time to call it a day with the kite. We spent another couple of hours watching other kites and chatting.
Speaking of burns... the string burn was not the worse burn I got that day. None of us put any sun screen on. 4 hours of standing in the sun = one crazy red face and lobster arms. When I woke up the next morning, I was shocked at the scary reflection in the mirror – bright red face with white eyes where my sunglasses had been.
However, it didn't stop me with my plans for the day. I made a pit-stop in town to get some SPF 45 and some soothing relief for the pain, and then headed out to the far east of the island. I did a self-guided walking tour of the historic town called St. Georges, but made sure to keep applying lots of sunscreen.
I'll be posting more photos to my flickr account soon. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairen)
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