Pool
Lazy day by the pool today as we’ve been there all day today.
Must remember though we are holidaying surrounded by Germans and Dutch. By the time we got to the pool area 99% of the sunbeds had been taken. Acquired by either people or people dressed as beach towels! It was like watching football at the ‘Empty sad arena’. Whereby a lot of the city fans turn up dressed as empty blue seats.
There are several pools on site with a vast array of sun loungers dotted around the perimeter. The pools are busier than the beach which I presume is because of the 10-minute walk from the campsite.
Beach
My personal preference is the beach as you can’t beat a swim in the sea. The rolling waves crashing into you with the power to knock you off your feet are fun. All three of us got knocked over on day two!
Dad is not a strong swimmer, but he’d love the sea here. Albeit that it’s not the same type of beach as at Ca’ Savio on the Venetian coast and the Adriatic. The beaches there are white sand with a gentle slope into the sea. The sand here is coarser in texture, dirty too in colour and slopes quickly into the sea. The sand here feels hotter than anywhere else I’ve ever been and is quite painful to stand on at times.
Ca Savio was the last place I saw dad swim and that was some 8-9 years ago, I think. Oh, how times fly by. You’d have to go back to me being about 8 years old when mum last went in the sea. And I’m not too sure she did then either!
Now back to the pools here at Park Albatross.
Each pool has a raised mound in the middle which is full of kids climbing up and sliding down. How there are no accidents I’m surprised! But the kids enjoy it. This allows their parents to have a lazy day by the pool too!
Around the pools there are a couple of bars and eating zones. At lunch we make do with bread, cheese, and meats back at the caravan. The obligatory salad and olives for me, both Michele and Josh are both salad dodgers!!
Campsite
Park Albatross is the biggest campsite we’ve been on in Europe. Even bigger than the one at Lake Garda. I thought that one was big enough! Again, there are few English on site. There are plenty of Dutch, Germans, and Italians though. If the Italians are here, then it’s a good site to be at. Even though it’s a big and busy campsite, the caravans being closer together than we’d previously experienced you don’t get the impression that you are on top of people. Around the pitches you get the odd child playing between the cars and caravans. But they aren’t noisy or a problem. If you want entertainment in the evening there are the two main bar areas. Plenty of showtime for everyone or you can just chill by your caravan and relax up to you.
The weather so far has been hot and sunny. Except for the light shower we experienced on the evening of day two whilst I was cooking on the BBQ, but it didn’t put us off.
Blog posts
You may have noticed that my first three blog posts were a little hit and miss. That’s because you only get 50Mb free Wi-Fi/day at the bar area. By the time my tablet has downloaded all the emails and Facebook notifications I’d lost connection. I also tried to email my first two blog posts into my webpage. But they seem to have failed miserably. So, I’ve had to resort to the old fashion way and type them up manually to the android WordPress app. I’ve also noted that there are spelling and grammar errors and missing photo’s which I’ll cure when I get home.
So, at the end of another glorious and lazy day by the pool that’s all for now folks
