On Sunday morning the weather calms down a bit. So we get some sleep and a late breakfast for lunch. Actually we wanted to start early on Sunday morning to go to the Cabo Peñas to take some awesome pictures of the waves. But the stormy night put some change in our plans. It has been exhausting, we didn’t expect it in this way.
Noonish we check all the moorings again, because it’s still quite windy and the waves are still moving the boats a lot. First we go by our 500 to Avilés. That’s where »Ruby Tuesday« weathered the storm, the sailing yacht of friends of ours. But Ruby ist ok. We manage to get on the ponton and check everything. Avilés is much more sheltered than Gijón. The entrance is far away and in addition it makes an almost right-angled turn. No waves manage to get in, even though they’re right at the entrance.
After we’ve checked the »Ruby Tuesday« and reported to Ute and Peter that everything is fine, we drive along the coast in direction of Cabo Peñas.
„Fallen trees and a rough beach“
In some places the streets are completely covered with small twigs, thicker branches and leaves which the storm has ripped out of the trees. Whole trees that had blocked the streets has been already sawn and put aside. And an amazing smell fills the air, a mixture from eucalyptus and pine fragrance. It smells like a sauna infusion with special essences.
„Unfortunately the pictures show the amazing dynamic only a bit“
After a while we can see the sea and we take the first road where we find a signpost containing »playa«. In front of the beach awesome waves break at the rocks. They are surely not as huge as at night or in the morning, but still breathtaking.
„Amazing and …“
„… breathtaking. Next time we should have charged our GoPro ?“
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„Cabo Peñas in sight“
„Rocks and waves I“
From time to time the sun tries to break through, but it’s still very cloudy and rainy. As we reach the lighthouse at Cabo Peñas, the weather gets bad again.
„The lighthouse of Cabo Peñas“
„Cabo Peñas in the last rays of sunshine for today“
We would have liked to have some sun for the photos, but at least it doesn’t rain. At such points like Cabo Peñas it’s pretty different in Spain and as well in France from Germany. Whereas in Germany everything would be closed off here in Spain everything is open. No fences, no barriers, nothing at all. Everybody can climb on the rocks of the Cabo as he likes. And that’s how we do it as well. Ok, that’s not exactly Astrids most favourite thing to do, but…
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„On the left side the foghorn of Cabo Peñas“
„Search picture with surfers“
„Climbing on the rocks“
„Rocks and waves II“
And the different views from above the rocks of the Cabo are fascinating and stunning. How nice it must be here, when the sun is out. Very carefully I climb up to the edge of the rocks and dare to look down. Here on the rocks the wind blows still very hard but in the right direction not to fall down on the steep side.
On our way back we stop at »Puerto de Llumeres«, an old mining harbour. We are curious and want to take a closer look at the harbour. In our pilotage guide is written, »fallen masonry and a foul alongside berth«. Ok, that’s true and obviously. But the bay should also be »sheltered from NW to SE«. The author can definitely never have been here, otherwise he would have seen that this bay is a popular surf spot already with westerly winds. Perhaps it was the same guy who wrote that Gijón is best sheltered and a harbour of refuge ?.
„The old mining ruins from Puerto de Llumeres“
„Surfspot Puerto de Llumeres“
„Puerto de Llumeres“
And for all of you who are wondering why the hell I write in English now. It’s just a try, because we have met up to now so many people from other countries, and English is the language we all come together. And of course we are curious what all the other bloggers are writing and posting, that’s why this blog is in English. An we are also curious to see what reactions this first English blog will cause among our German readers. Cheers!
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43° 32′ 43,9″ N, 005° 39′ 59,8″ W