"JohnM" wrote in message
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In article , Dan Stephenson
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In article , Fred
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Sandflies are midges on steroids.

Oh wonderful. chuckle

Are they the same things on the beaches amongst the seaweed that swarm
away by your foot when you walk through them?

Nope. These are kelp flies and they don't bite. You have no idea how
itchy and painful the sandfly bites can be until you have been bitten.
As a starter, take a mosquito bite and multiply it by a factor of 10.


Hmmm, they arent actually *that* bad. Yeah, they are a PITA when ya get
bitten but once bitten, and regardless of what yourve got on you WILL get
bitten. Just use calamine lotion and stop the itching, failing that use a
cheap aftershave as the alcohol will dry it up and stop it itching.

Dont let them stop you visiting. If your paranoid them just wear long pants
and long sleeves. Wont stop them but will help out.