We are a
hop and skip away from the coast, it really was an EPIC loop! So we head
towards Argeles sur Mer, somewhere we have been before and can trust to provide
us with some beach action and a pause in the sun for the weekend, we need a bit
of recovery time from giant hop. We have earmarked a couple of ACSI campsites,
but as ever with these things sometimes the description doesn’t match the
reality! The first one, La Chappelle, might as well have been in the amazon. The
tree cover is unrelenting and despite the morning sunshine the entire place is
freezing and completely shaded.
We leave
and head next door to Les Pins. This place, initially, seems much better but we
soon encounter problems. We chose a sunny pitch of which there are plenty, but
the campsite has only been under new ownership for a few years and they are
still modernising. We managed to choose the old bit which means that the
electricity point thingy for hook up won’t work without an adapter. Other
campsites we have stayed on with this issue usually keep a supply on hand to
lend out, this campsite offers to sell us one. Not only do they want 12€
(nearly as much as the pitch!), but it’s also the wrong one. Smooth. We make
noises about leaving, but then Frederick finds us another pitch with
functioning lec. The new pitch is nice, close to all the amenities i.e.
sanitary block, bar, wifi etc etc. Things are looking up. Then they look down
again. The wifi doesn’t work, the sanitary block is only half open and sill
sort of being built and the bar is open rarely and with little stock. Major
fail all round really. This campsite will be lovely when it is finished, but
don’t bother going there until it is! The pool however, is lovely, but not really
a priority when you’ve got the beach just there. We are not impressed and leave
the next day. Campsite non fonctione.
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