Archie the VW camperVan tastes the good life (3)

The sunset was glorious. Purple, then red, then purple red - a fiery combination that sunk slowly into the Sound of Jura.

We waved goodbye to good friends and headed a bit North, back towards Lochgilphead, chasing the Crinan Canal and driving a mile or so along its raised banks until we came to the Cairnbaan Hotel.

I like the Cairnbaan Hotel a lot, not least because its avuncular owner, Darren Dobson, is an amusing man; slightly irreverent, somewhat amused by life and funny in return. We bedded Archie for the night - a good rest needed prior to our epic journey beyond Oban in the morning - and left our luggage in our room prior to heading downstairs to the busy bar.

Life has slowed to a luxurious pace, we notice. Archie's top speed is probably 50 miles an hour, but on the winding tracks and lanes we have trundled along at anywhere between 20 and 50 miles an hour. It's not as if we're in a rush, although usually as meal time approaches our pace quickens just a jot. Tonight we are greeted by aforemention avuncular Mr Dobson suggesting that we might like to try his chefs 'new to the menu' lobster souffle. 'Only if you insist,' Mr Dobson we jest, knowing full well that most likely we'll delicately sample the souffle then order one each as a starter, or perhaps a pre-starter.

It's delicious: Twice baked and light as air. And you can see the lobster bits as well as taste them, which I mentally mark as a bonus. Baked gruyere around the edges adds a slightly thermidor flavour and I suggest that perhaps this tasty teaser might feature regularly on the menu. It depends on the weather, says Darren, which is precisely the right answer because fresh from the sea is a very good look.