My husband keeps trying to scare me about how HOT it is in Aruba. We're from Georgia too, so I'm pretty much used to the heat & humidity. However a few years ago when we visited a small island near Venezuela (Las Roques) I got a severe sun burn due to my own fault. I thought with my olive skin, I was immune to the sun.
WRONG!
Being much closer to the equator, puts your skin in hazard.