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NC 500 road trip July 2018

Home for the next two nights near Mallaig








  
Post #196632923rd Jul 2018 5:29 am
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The first photo is Laggan Dam, 80 miles from Mallaig and no where near the NC500. Mind you unless it’s changed route, neither is Mallaig, hope you’ve got a SatNav Laughing
  
Post #196633823rd Jul 2018 6:44 am
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was just about to say the same thing Laughing

that's the WC500 you're doing there (West Coast 500) Thumbs Up
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Post #196636723rd Jul 2018 8:12 am
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Can almost feel the Midges.......

Hope you had a good time - it was a bit wild yesterday.....
  
Post #196638123rd Jul 2018 8:35 am
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fecking Midge I did underestimated it before going to Scotland but we ran for a tent one evening lol

nice area there
  
Post #196638423rd Jul 2018 8:43 am
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Yep, underestimate them at your peril. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Laughing
   
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They like Tourist blood. Whistle

Live up here for a while and you get used to them, so only a minor inconvenience. Thumbs Up
  
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luckily they don't seem to like me Laughing

Invest in some smidge, that works fairly well for most people Thumbs Up
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They have all upped and left - none left in Argyll
  
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smige was used extensively but worked for a few minutes only lol

midge is like zombie files blood thirsty Wink
  
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Hardly any midgies further north in Applecross or Lochinver. Pleasantly surprised. A cocktail of Smidge, Citronella and DEET usually has some effect but it does seem to vary year to year.
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How are the midges in August do you think?

And what impact has the hot weather had on them please?

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They love the hot weather and are usually out in strength. And not forgetting the horse flies. Thumbs Up

   
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professorpool wrote:
How are the midges in August do you think?

And what impact has the hot weather had on them please?

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The very prolonged dry spell we had does seem to mean we have more of them when it is damp (rather than full on wet) but if there is a moderate breeze they are fine, and only particularly bad beginning and end of the day.

Smidge works exceptionally well for me. I've seen some people use it as a spray and complain it doesn't work. It doesn't seem to stop them being around you or landing on you but, as a thin film rubbed on the skin does stop them biting and kills them. If I'm gardening in late summer I can wipe thousands of them from my face, without a single one having bitten.
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DSL wrote:
They love the hot weather and are usually out in strength. And not forgetting the horse flies. Thumbs Up



You can tell who has washed their cars here as the ones with tree sap on them are like insect magnets.
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