It was 7:30 am on Thursday morning and Ryan and I were off with Donald to discover Scotland. Ewen, Donald's older son lives on the army base in Lossiemouth which is our northern destination. Lossiemouth is about 180 miles (you can do the conversion to km) which meant an 8 day hour driving day for us. We did not do a straight drive as we stopped at several scenic lookout spots which had incredible views of hills, farmlands and reservoirs. We were even lucky ...

When Betty told Ryan and I that for the big family dinner on Sunday we would be eating haggis, you can imagine the fear that crept through my entire body. For a while I thought she must be joking and she was just telling me this to scare the vegetarian inside me...but no. I did not even know that vegetarian haggis existed let alone tasted so good! The vegetarian version of the classic Scottish dish is mainly just a compact ball of oats, lentils and spices an...

Since arriving in Scotland the family has been doing an excellent job of keeping Ryan and I busy. Wednesday Ryan and I woke up and took a stroll along the wooded path behind Betty and Ernie's. We did a giant loop which took us through the local golf course and provided magnificent views of the million pound properties in the area. Afterwards, it was time for a morning out with Ernie. He took us on his Wednesday morning routine to empty the recycling, stop ...

This morning Ryan and I woke up in a brand new world. The blankets of fog may have followed us from Oberbierbronnen, but the kartoffel have become tatties and the roads have changed from narrow winding streets to never ending round abouts...not to mention driving on the opposite side! We are finally in Scotland...Ryan has made it to his homelands. Ryan and I arrived in Edinburgh Monday afternoon after a luxurious 1 hour ride on an EasyJet plane. Somehow we m...

Our time here at Hof Wegwarte and Germany in general is finally coming to a close. It has been just over two months since we landed in Frankfurt and Ryan and I are ready to move on to our next adventure spot...SCOTLAND. Over the past few days Ryan and I have become good friends with Francis, the other WWOOF'er. He left this morning to go to Berlin for the weekend so the three of us went out for a farewell dinner last night. On Martin's recommendation, we w...