Scotland Highlands and Hebrides. A couple of questions

[Rooster1]

Retirement? Cool - come up... I’ll join you for a day or two if you pass through the West....

No, the big R just hit me. Same job for....27.....years...booohoo

 

[Bored Man]

No, the big R just hit me. Same job for....27.....years...booohoo

Ah... not good, sorry to hear that... I hope things improve quickly for you... Good luck.

 

[snorri]

2) Private roads. Google streetview photos show us some roads which we would like to cycle through are blocked by barriers with signage "private road".

The 'Private' signs are there to deter motor vehicle drivers from using the roads, walkers and cyclists have the right to roam almost where they like as long as they respect privacy by not camping close to dwellings.

 

[Rooster1]

Ah... not good, sorry to hear that... I hope things improve quickly for you... Good luck.

Cant wait to tell the wife, kids, cats, lizard....

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Re midges: cigarette or cigar smoke works wonders

 

[Aleksey-San]

That stuff doesn't repel midges, it simply drowns them if you apply it thick enough.

The OP is from Russia, the motherland of midges. I'm sure he can bring us some stuff that really works, DDT, organophosphates or some such.

Ha-ha. Yeah, DDT had been used at soviet times being spreaded from planes above forests to destroy mites, but not now. So we have the same problems at home in wet places

 

[robing]

1/ Midges won't be a problem in May when the op is going.

2/ I beg to differ re Sunday opening. You can find shops open on Sunday and Co Op are always open. The exception might be on Lewis which is Presbyterian.

 

[Aleksey-San]

Midges less of an issue in the Outer Hebs. because of the wind....

Just don't tell everyone how fab it is!!

Cool photos! You've got so lightweight equipment. And a foldable bike - fantastic! We are more heavy armored knights

 

[Aleksey-San]

Re midges: cigarette or cigar smoke works wonders

I do not remember any smoker in my group. But what about whiskey?

 

[Bored Man]

I do not remember any smoker in my group. But what about whiskey?

In the morning?

 

[Slick]

I do not remember any smoker in my group. But what about whiskey?

No "e" in our whisky and unfortunately just like the rest of the natural world, midges like a nice malt like everybody else.

 

[Bored Man]

I live in the capital city of midgeland.. Arrochar... work on the banks of Loch Lomond, where they go on holiday and they love me... nom nom nom...

 

[iandg]

This may be of help when planning for the Western Isles - a link to a pdf file on a fb group that lists places that open on Sundays. However it is a changing list and may not be 100% accurate (for example the Loch Erisort Inn and Temple Cafe are both 'for sale').

https://www.facebook.com/groups/oosdir/

 

[iandg]

Midges less of an issue in the Outer Hebs. because of the wind....

Just don't tell everyone how fab it is!!

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What a lovely place - if anyone wants to buy a house.................................

 

[Slick]

What a lovely place - if anyone wants to buy a house.................................

Main residence only obviously.