@Fairygirl thank you!! 👍👍 I went to Skye in 2011 in July and there were no midges and 3 days solid sunshine. Another trip to Edinburgh 5 years later also brought sunshine for the duration of our stay. We were extremely lucky I suppose, but I do have warm gear as I live in Luxembourg 😀
Britain is stunning, I agree. In the early 80s I walked the entirety of the Cornish coastal path.
The midges love areas with trees, as it's more humid among them, so those damp cloudy days near any woodland are the usual magnet for hordes. Glad you managed to avoid them! The islands are a bit easier in that respect though. East side of the country is much drier and sunnier than the west too, so Edinburgh often gets a lot more sun than Glasgow. I'm very lucky that they don't bother me much - they have to be seriously bad for them to affect me. Talking about the WHW - plenty of opportunities for them on that. I remember meeting a couple of German lads who were being demented by them. They were getting their midge hoods on and also applying more repellent, but I don't think that was working too well. It had been particularly wet the previous day, and it was a section that went through some woodland. I really felt sorry for them!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Some years ago an Avon product (skin so soft I think it was called) was rumoured to have been used by the army against midges in Scotland. I did buy the stuff but then didn't get to use it. I might still have the bottle lurking somewhere. Going to spend the rest of the afternoon on the WHW website.
Yes- it's sold in every shop up here that stocks walking gear of any kind. Avon apparently refused to re label it as a midge repellent, or at least to have both types of labelling - which I'm sure they could have done. Not sure why it would have been a problem- they'd have made more money from it!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Nearly 20 yrs ago, here's a few from the Inca Trail. Luckily we were all well acclimatised to the altitude by this time. I preferred the trail to Macchu Picchu, the site is amazing but once the buses start arriving it's heaving. The best part of the site is Wayna Picchu, the mountain overlooking Macchu Picchu, the views from the top are amazing and they restrict the numbers so it's not too busy. The guides and porters are brilliant, the amount they carry and speed at altitude is amazing.
Your post wasn't there when I did mine @steephill. Lovely pix of the scoured rock/water. I always love those. That walk [en route to Mount Keen] is also good for spotting adders I don't remember much about the walk though -the easiest Munro of all I reckon [along with Chonzie] I take it that's where you were heading that day? I have no photos from it, for reasons I won't go into, although I have a bundle of pix that are mixed up, and not where they should be, so there's probably a couple of them in there.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes- it's sold in every shop up here that stocks walking gear of any kind. Avon apparently refused to re label it as a midge repellent, or at least to have both types of labelling - which I'm sure they could have done. Not sure why it would have been a problem- they'd have made more money from it!
They'd probably have to do some proper studies if they wanted to put midge repellant on the label. The experience of lots of customers most likely isn't enough evidence.
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I believe they just objected to a skin product being used as an insect repellent, from what I read @JennyJ I expect there's more to it than meets the eye though, and yes you're probably right. They would probably have to jump through various hoops
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As I understand it they have to be able to demonstrate anything they claim in writing on a product, and that means a properly-conducted study. Why bother going to the expense when people are buying it anyway!
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I went to Skye in 2011 in July and there were no midges and 3 days solid sunshine. Another trip to Edinburgh 5 years later also brought sunshine for the duration of our stay. We were extremely lucky I suppose, but I do have warm gear as I live in Luxembourg 😀
Britain is stunning, I agree. In the early 80s I walked the entirety of the Cornish coastal path.
Luxembourg
I'm very lucky that they don't bother me much - they have to be seriously bad for them to affect me.
Talking about the WHW - plenty of opportunities for them on that. I remember meeting a couple of German lads who were being demented by them. They were getting their midge hoods on and also applying more repellent, but I don't think that was working too well. It had been particularly wet the previous day, and it was a section that went through some woodland. I really felt sorry for them!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Luxembourg
Avon apparently refused to re label it as a midge repellent, or at least to have both types of labelling - which I'm sure they could have done. Not sure why it would have been a problem- they'd have made more money from it!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The guides and porters are brilliant, the amount they carry and speed at altitude is amazing.
I don't remember much about the walk though -the easiest Munro of all I reckon [along with Chonzie] I take it that's where you were heading that day?
I have no photos from it, for reasons I won't go into, although I have a bundle of pix that are mixed up, and not where they should be, so there's probably a couple of them in there.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I expect there's more to it than meets the eye though, and yes you're probably right. They would probably have to jump through various hoops
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...