Thanks, Noddy. I have packed a good repellent with high DEET content. I think the product you're referring to is Avon's Skin So Soft. It works here pretty well on mosquitos, and I read in a guide book that it seems effective against midges, too. I have had a healthy respect for midges ever since reading about them in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings almost 30 years ago!!
Mary Anne