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Re: Sunburn
I once traveled to an IAF Congress by motorbike. I took a few days to reach the location (Tanabe, in 1988), but on the last day of riding I got very seriously sunburnt. Large blisters formed on my arms (I was wearing a full-face helmet, so my face was unaffected). I was staying in a traditional ryokan (with Doshu and all the Aikikai notables), but the following morning, the owner of the ryokan took one look at my arms, as I went down to breakfast, and I was immediately despatched to the casualty section of the nearest hospital. By chance, the doctor also practised aikido, so I received very good treatment. I had the blisters dressed every morning before the start of the Congress sessions--and any aikido training was expressly forbidden. I was General Secretary and had to run the Congress sessions, but everyone saw my bandaged arms--and learned the reason. The treatment enabled me to bike back to Hiroshima, everywhere fully covered, in relative comfort.
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