Mum and I joined Gerry and Russell today on a tour of Glengoyne Whiskey Distillery. It is one of the 14 out of 102 single malt distilleries that is still (very proudly) Scottish owned and operated. Was a good tour with lots of Scottish humour! We met John and Freddie at the Old Mill for a pub lunch and then headed up to Gleneagles Golf Course for Russ and John to play a round of golf. I don't think the smile left John's face for the rest of the day! We girls hea...

We had the day in Stirling today. Left the girls attacking John on the couch and mum and I went with Russell and Gerry to Stirling Castle. We had a 45 minute guided tour through the chapel, the great hall and the kings palace. Then we wandered through the Queens Chambers, saw the Stirling heads, kitchens and tapestry weaving. The Stirling heads are carved wooden disks with the head and shoulders of kings, queens and nobel men and women. They were originally fix...

Spent the day in Edinburgh today. Walked up the Royal Mile to the Castle. Girls fleeced us in the souvenirs shops! We met up with Russell and Gerry, John's business partner, and had lunch at John Lewis before heading back to the farm for steak and chips.

Quiet catch up day today. Got the washing done and John's other grandmother, Christian came for lunch. Was great to see her looking so good. Andrew is still finishing the landscaping around his house so we helped a bit with that. Then up to the pub for a drink before having Haggis for dinner with John's dad Freddie. Lauren liked the Haggis but Hayley was not too fussed.

Caught the train today up to Scotland. Was sad saying goodbye to Chris and Sinclair - hopefully we will see them in NZ soon. The train journey took 4 hours and we got good views of the English countryside. The highlight was seeing Durham Cathedral - was a scramble for the camera. John couldn't get a park near the station so we walked out and was a quick load into the car on a taxi stand. I think John got more beeps in that 2 minutes than I did in the whole of F...