Quote: Originally posted by girlwomble on 19/2/2013
Used to use Skin so soft but now I'm a complete convert to Smidge. It's the best without using DEET.
I am the same, Skin so Soft good, but Smidge is excellent, May is not too bad for midgies.
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Quote: Originally posted by Tiggarsmum on 19/2/2013
Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 18/2/2013
Quote: Originally posted by Highlander09 on 18/2/2013
Have a great trip, it is usually good weather in May / June.
I hope so, I'm coming up that way myself - to Arisaig - on June 1st for ten days.
As for midges, I was never troubled by them when I was there a few years ago and that was in August so I'm hoping they leave me alone this time too.
Lovely to read you are finally heading up to Arisaig again after all this time. Wouldn't worry too much about the midges as you will probably be next to the sea and that keeps them at bay so enjoy! I'm writing out a list of things to take up with me when I go on Thursday. Of course there are a million and one things that need to go right before I can get there and its not looking good at the moment ! The race is on Tiger !
Have a great trip, Arisaig is close to where the beach scenes for Local Hero were filmed (although the "hotel" and red phone box are on the east coast).
I really don't think that the midges will be a problem by the coast.
Now I know this sounds daft, and it probably is, but I read somewhere ages ago that taller people are more affected by midges than smaller people, as taller people are in their flight path. Whether there's a grain of truth in this I don't know but when I was in Arisaig a few years ago with my now-ex he got quite badly bitten while I stayed midge-free - and quite coincidentally he's 6ft 3 while I'm less than 5ft!
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