Collected our RV from Freedom Motorhomes in Langbank, Glasgow where the thoughtful owner, Dave McKinnon gave us an hour’s worth of induction to get us acquainted with the vehicle and processes. Dave is a local, well travelled himself, who was generous with his suggestions to make the best of our 5 days! The damp weather did not dampen our spirits as we bade him goodbye and set off on our exciting drive towards the Western Highlands! The first town we visited was Dumbarton, where we stopped to stock up our little kitchen and fridge for the next 5 days. It was a tall order to find a restaurant that was open at around 8pm. Though some were open, they didn’t seem keen to take on guests even when they had free seats! So off we went restaurant hopping around Loch Lomond in the rain, only to be turned away 🙂 Thanks to our shopping earlier, Chris and I decided that it’s best to turn to our own fridge for the night! So we parked somewhere, hurriedly prepared a quick meal of soup, crackers and cheese, filled our tummies and drove on towards our first camping destination – Ardlui. It was around 12:30am when we reached a quiet spot along the River Falloch and halted for the night! It was still pouring and pitch dark! I stepped out with an umbrella and realised what a bad idea it was! Chris couldn’t wait to crash after that long drive, so off he went to his rear end of the RV. I was more than happy to climb up the ladder to my cozy corner of the vehicle on the front end, feeling like a princess to sleep on a high bed, with a nice rooftop window and a privacy curtain 🙂 I slept to the lullaby of the pelting rains, only to be woken up 6 hours later by chirping birds! We took an early morning walk around our camping spot and found a fenced, uninhabited cottage with a backyard leading to some swamps! We were all too eager to explore the swampy land and that’s when it hit us, we forgot about the MIDGE population which love early mornings and swamplands!!! Off we ran to the safety of our RV before any major damage to get ready for Day 2!!!