Galicia, pt 1....

Galicia has a lot of cliffs with sandy beaches in between. These beaches are more or less secluded and face different directions. We were there on a flat day (and it was already mesmerizing), but when waves are up, this must be an awesome place to be. No matter the swell direction or size, there must be countless perfect beaches to surf. Worth to check it out in winter...

Just have a look at a small google earth cutout...... a lot of bays with different beaches, facing different directions.

We had driven for a few hours from the north of portugal, so time for a stop near ferrol...
... this place reminded me a lot of Brest. This was actually right next to the naval base around the corner.

Then it was time to head to the beaches...
... the name of this beer says it all: Estrela de Galicia. This place was awesome!!

There seemed to be a funneling effect on the wind in this particular place...
... as it was flat and we were kind of on a time schedule we didn't rig our sails, but we'll be back to do this one day!!!

And that pier at the harbour isn't there without a reason...
... I am very curious how the waves can be here.

Nice house...
... with a sweet view.

And this view is in both directions...
... this is the view to the east.

Nice color of the water...
... and very crowded, right? It was about 28 degrees celcius, so I guess this beach doesn't really get crowded... I like it like that ;-)

Definately a place worth a visit in winter. Saved it on my gps ;-)