2023-08-03 16:46:00
Between heavy showers and rays of sunshine, holidaymakers staying in campsites have no choice but to adapt. Contrary to what one might think, a majority of campers met this Thursday do not seem affected by this heavy rain which continues to pour into our Verviers region. “It doesn’t rain all the time. And as soon as there is a bit of sun, we see tourists getting out of their tents and enjoying it”, notes Dominic Voets, the manager of the Cascade campsite located in Coo. With the exception of the latter, the crowds at the campsites visited are much lower due to the rainy weather. And campers compete in imagination to enhance their stays.
Lotte, Ellen, Jeff, Alexander, Kyra, Roel, and Laura have built a shelter that seems to hold up and protect them enough. ©Cindy Thonon
“We built a shelter under which we are almost all protected from the rain”, explains a group of friends from Flanders who are staying in Robertville for the first time. In Trois-Ponts, in the pouring rain, children take advantage of the calm. “Sometimes we had fun with boats on the water because it was raining a little too much” launches Maël surrounded by his cousins. Tourists therefore do not seem to regret their tent holidays. Everyone has their own tricks to counter the capricious weather.
“The rain scares the campers away from the campsite”, José Boniver, manager of the Vallee de la Hoëgne campsite (Jalhay)
At the Hoëgne valley campsite, no one dared to come in the rain. ©Cindy Thonon
“I don’t have anyone at the moment because it’s raining. People are going home. Generally, campers come from the Verviers district. When the weather is nice, there are walks, there is La Hoëgne,… But when it rains, there’s nothing to do. Besides, I’m still waiting for the bottom of the calamities to come back to redo the campsite, which had suffered from the floods. With this weather, things don’t get any better. !”laments José Boniver, who took over the family campsite almost ten years ago.
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“95% of the Cascade campsite in Coo is occupied”, Dominic Voets, manager of the Cascade campsite (Coo)
Dominic Voets offers a wide choice of board games when the rain is a bit too much on the campsite. ©Cindy Thonon
“The last few weeks the weather hasn’t been ideal but luckily we haven’t had a lot of cancellations. We’re about 95% full. Maybe the advantage we have here is is the location of the campsite. It is close to a restaurant, Plopsa Coo, walks for cyclists,… We also have an indoor area where children can meet and do workshops. There is also a billiards”positive Dominic Voets for his first year at the head of the campsite.
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“Few tourist offers near the campsite La plage in Robertville”, Aarnout Barentsen responsible for 28 years of the campsite La plage (Robertville)
Aarnout Barentsen finds that the tourist situation in Robertville has changed since he started. ©Cindy Thonon
“Before, tourism in Robertville was much richer. When I arrived in 1994, there were 5-6 restaurants and the swimming pool was open all the time. Now, that has changed a lot. There are fewer facilities for tourists. There are only two restaurants left, there are almost no more boats to walk on the lake”regrets Aarnout Barentsen the manager. “Afterwards, camping remains a form of freedom that people are looking for and which will not stop”.
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