Our sole purpose for
booking here at Imperium Alicante, which is in fact closer to
Benidorm than Alicante, was to meet up with our friends Colin &
Tina who we haven't seen for ages and who were enjoying a month here
in their caravan as part of their winter break. It turned out that we
were extremely lucky to get a pitch for the days we wanted as
otherwise the site was fully booked and was also hosting a Camping
and Caravanning Club Winter Rally.
A medium size one year
old site on the edge of the town, it had nice size fully serviced
pitches, most in plenty of sun, unless you happened be pitched next
to a huge American RV.............! (Not us). Swimming pool, small
restaurant and tiny shop (well it was really just a few shelves but
hey ho!) the town with a good supermarket was only a nice stroll
away. Alicante and Benidorm are only a short drive away or there is
regular public transport from the town. It also turned out to be ACSI
registered but there was hardly any price difference on the deal we
got. You sometimes have to watch for this as on several occasions,
especially for longer stays, the campsites have been able to offer a
better deal.
Friday evening we
enjoyed an excellent and surprisingly cheap meal in the restaurant,
despite not having booked. Saturday was warm and sunny and Colin
drove us into Benidorm to visit the well stocked Caravanning Shop to
see if we could get the fridge part (no luck) and also some hose for
him. We had a little drive round the very busy resort before calling
at an Ex-Pat Cash & Carry where we managed to pick up a few items
we'd forgotten and/or needed. At a premium of course!
Sunday was a bit grey
and cool after overnight showers but it didn't stop us from enjoying
our Sunday Breakfast or our get-together. We did ask if we could
extend our stay but although they did try there was simply no
available pitches. So a lazy day just chewing the fat and catching
up. Later in the year they plan to tour to Scotland and we'll arrange
to meet again then, perhaps joining them.
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