We arrived at Camping Delle Rose at Gatteo Mare and were initially a little unhappy with the site; the pitches were small and the Italians, who composed 95% of the site, seem to stick together, but it sort of grew on us. It was, though, a bit like Butlins, even with a 10.00am call over loudspeakers, telling of the day's events and that evening's menu in the restaurant. However, the children's entertainment was fantastic, Italian children really throw themselves into the games with no reticence or shyness. We amused ourselves watching them and the excellent, enthusiastic and, it seems unlimited energy of the entertainment staff. They were very friendly to us, seeing us as a strange British oddity (we have not seen a British car for three weeks). As we previously said, the beach was not
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