I took the road to Callella but could not find anywhere to park and it all seemed a bit touristy and busy so went on Lafranca and Tamariu - 'an ideal place for a quite holiday' according to the travel guide. Both places were actually bursting with Spanish and Germans and we found the reason was it was a holiday in Catalunya so all the locals were on the beach. Its also a two week school holiday in Germany so they were here to swell the numbers of Neverlanders We Brits were well outnumbered. 
Between the two villages is a lighthouse and mirador (viewpoint) which gives a view of the whole of the Costa Brava. It was at the top of one of the steepest hills/cliffs the Twurp has had to contend with - 1st gear for the last 100yds. Right at the top a German decided to reverse out of the parking area across the road. Either he moved quick or I was going to have to try a hill start on a 1 in 5 - fortunately he moved. Certainly was a superb if rather hazy view point - lots more photos to sort out.
Went on to find the camping cheque site near the pretty village of Pals, took a wrong turn and ended up literally driving thru a beach side restaurant, also packed, and another hair raising hill out of the little cove. Same weekenders at Pals so we just lay on the beach till the crowds had dispersed before finding the site. It was a big friendly site with lots of facilities and the right one this time, so we found a pitch near some young Germans (in IT) who were celebrating a 'big' birthday. Spent a pleasant couple of days there and one day walked back via the cliff path and nudist beach to the same restaurant we had 'driven thru' earlier. This time the beach was quiet again and we passed a large English family group trying to make a picnic lunch without a knife. We were able to save the day by lending them one that we had with us for our picnic. 
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