OK, excellent!
Now is there any question I can actually help you with?
I`m not sure thanks Matt C !!!
----oh yes, how to stop being eaten by Scottish midges maybe ?
Simple, just don't stop.
Indeed. If any of your riding companions have an issue you either have to accept they are going to die by midge and leave them, or just act like the wagons in a western and ride in circles around them until they have solved the issue (or succumbed to death by midge).
2014, we were largely untroubled by the little feckers. Two spots where they were an issue were the cash machine in gairloch where we controlled (riding around in circles whilst others got their proof of passage was the only option really) and the hostel at trantlebeg where they has heard that tired randonneurs do not put up much of a fight, so arranged their annual reunion to coincide with our visit.
But, as ever, they are only a major issue when you stop, particularly if you are bivying etc.
Don't stop to pee anywhere sheltered - top of a hill with some wind is good (just remember to pee downwind). I realise this is less good for the shy and probably ladies as well.
Same for eating and drinking.
I carried a midge net but did not use it much. Same for repellent (Avon skin so soft) - I think I carried some, I cannot remember).
Nasty little feckers for sure.