European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse G m Camp Darby wet and wild attractions a Bonus by. King Northern Italy Bureau what s wet Blue and Cool and the newest attraction it Gimp Darby the answer in its just opened base swimming Pool. The pro l is the big news Here. They be been talking iils it installing a Pool for 1 ii years and now we have one said Mel Pacheco manager of Gimp Darby popular sea Pines Lodge and Campground. Located right beside the Campground the Pool 25 meters Long and half As wide opened Friday and was soon splash with vacationers and me Max is of the american military Community. Camp Darby annually draws As Many a 100,000 visitor a year. Most come to use its Campground Lodge and nearby Beach facility. Gimp Darby Home of the . Army s 8th support group i located on the Northwest coast of Italy Midway Between the port City of Livorno and Pisa that area of Tuscany is one of Plains and undulating Hills shaded by umbrella Pines. Stellar tourist attractions Are close at hand Pisa with its leaning Tower 1$ Only six Miles away. The walled Mif a larval City of Lucca is hut 20 mile Distant. The 1 1 5-site Campground at Gimp Darby is on the base itself a is photos by Michael Abrams r fit thu Iwaji Duff la a the Camporo Urf in 1 f 5 i Fei tattered throughout 4 quid wooded area. Sprawling Supply area. The a in a quiet scamp group wooded Corner of tin installation is within easy walking distance of the usual l ase facilities Exchange commissary Tennis courts Bank and snack bars. The base is especially appealing to vacationers who Don t want to leave the american scene totally behind and who arc looking for a reasonably priced vacation in pricey Italy. The Campground open All year is doing land office business this summer Pacheco reports. With the draw Down i thought we d slide Back but we re packed including 00 percent occupancy in the Campground said Pacheco who attributes the brisk business to Active promotion of Gimp Darby is a vacation spot. We Are getting a lot of new people from american embassies in Europe plus military families from other nato nations particularly great and he glum Pacheco said. The Good family drove Down to Gimp Darby last week from their British forces base at Osnabrock Germany. This is our first time camping arid we came to Gimp Darby because we had heard of it from Oiler British forces families Martin a xxx said. I he camping fees Are so attractive and we can use All the facilities m that really keeps the Cost Down for us everyone peaks English and that s a big help said his wife Traa a. Many Gimp Darby visitors come year after year. Ibis is our third Lime he re. A came for the first time five years ago and this time we Are Here for two weeks said . Army cant. Girt Stokes an environmental Engineer stationed in i Teidel Herg Germany who was camping with wife Darla in year old daughter Dagliy and j year old son cumin. We be used italian campgrounds but Trio facilities est i Illy Ihu Hahn firm Aren t up to the standards we be found Here Carl Moke said. Although the Stokes family had brought its own Camp ear i wry year w Haw .1 hit More Darla Stoke said Pacheco Camp Darby s new swimming Pool wan an immediate my with vacationers and military Community members. Camping equipment including tents is available to rent at the outdoor equipment checkout Center adjacent to the Campground in summer Camp Darby s nearby american bleach with its Broad Sands and gently slowing exr torn daily draws 5 x re Ople or More. I he Beach four Miles from the Camp and linked by regularly m Hedu led bus Iran a rat sort is located just outside Tirre la a Busy Rev it on the tyrrhenian sea. Guarded parking at the l each costs a air Day. In the him ground Many Sites have 220-Volt . All Sites Are close to either of the Campground two Shower buildings. Rental of Sites starts at $11 per night for e-5s and below. Iho Campground also has 20 Cabins for rent. La h Cabin heated but without running water rents for $-10 per night and sleeps four Gimp Darby Alvo offers 24 rooms at its sea Pines Lex age across from the Campground. Cost is $30 for a single and $40 for a double room. Reservations for the Lugo should ii made several weeks in Advance. Child can for vacationers at Camp Darby is Ano offered on a daily Pace available basis. For lodging information and reservations write to sea us leu arid Campground 2v la Hsu car 426, mar i1 j14, Box 20, Apo a it or Call for res4 is monday through Friday in . To r . Dan i j a /22 i or civilian 00- i l 4-x22 i. 7/ie c a or Roi ii a so a Ari / trailers. July 22, iw3 Tript t
