Oops!

Was waiting to get picked up by a friend who was giving me a lift to Oban. I better watch out for her says I  to himself! There's a car at the gate says he! Damn says I and I grab my rucksack, race out the door,  dive through the gate and into the awaiting car. 
Right says I put the pedal to the metal!!
Nothing happens, so I look at my pal the driver, only to discover a total stranger who looked terrified with an equally petrified passenger!!
Sorry, says I you're not Anne.  
No says they, we ere on our way to Islay for a couple of nights but our ferry has been cancelled today and tomorrow says the two poor Americans!!
We just pulled up here to work out what to do next said her passenger probably relieved I wasn't a mad crazy axe murderer!!

Why don't you go to Inveraray.  You can have a great meals in the Goorge and there's a decent hostel.  You can also visit the castle and go to the jail. 
The jail, they squeak in unison.
It's a tourist attraction,  I tell them after explaining I thought they were my ride to Oban.

They were happy with my suggestion,  I exited their car once the more apologising for scaring the living daylights out of them and happily got into my pals car who had turned up and parked behind them. 
At least they will have a good tale to tell back in the States. And I will check whose car I jump into in future!