A stroll along the beach of A Coruña in the middle of the storm

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I am one of those people who like sunshine and good weather. But I can also enjoy a good walk on a meteorologically complicated day.

Last Thursday, in full succession of squalls in the Cantabrian coast, I was in the beautiful city of A Coruña and after leaving work I went to the promenade of Riazor-Orzan beach.

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With wind gusts of more than 120 km / h the atmosphere was cold and a little unpleasant.

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But the fierceness of the Cantabrian Sea, in the middle of a squall, call me crazy, but it attracts me.

I guess, the hypnotic sound of the wave beating against the viewpoint and feeling insignificant before the force of nature has something appealing.

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When I was approaching the viewpoint of the beach, I saw a strange sculpture that simulated waves in different directions, representing the disorderly waves that usually occur in storms in this sea of northwestern Spain.

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Nothing could be further from the truth, it is a monument that commemorates the memory of a swimmer and three policemen who died trying to rescue him.

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Since then, many devices are activated in the city of A Coruña to avoid another tragic situation and I could see during my walk several civil protection patrols warning of the dangers and closing access to dangerous areas.

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At the same time, to protect the promenade with the sand of the beach, a dune of more than 10 meters high was built.

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For this purpose, a large bulldozer was used, which I saw working throughout my walk to gain more height. But to tell you that early Thursday morning to Friday the water managed to overcome it.

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I continued my walk, along the beach, until I reached a side area of the beach, where the dune was no longer built, and I found a large window that allowed me to take some pictures of the city and the beach through its reflection.

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And I continued walking to a breakwater where several curious people approached to photograph the waves and the city.

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Even television cameras were recording sequences for the evening news.

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And it was not for less seeing from that area the force with which the sea was hitting against the rocks raising foam.

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In the distance, I began to see the rain storm with a bad intention of approaching the city.

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So I returned my way back to the hotel saying goodbye before sheltering me from the beach of Riazor-Orzan.

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Greetings and happy Wednesday.

Own photograph taken with my Sony Alpha 6000L.

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Hello! It is impressive the force of the waves, I really liked the monument to the swimmer and the policemen is very nice, excellent ride 😊 Greetings.

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It is a peculiar monument that gives a lot of play photographically speaking.

Best regards

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We can see the power of nature in these storms... 120 km/h wind - it's indeed a lot!

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There were higher gusts and there were many squalls in the north.

Just to point out that one of my umbrellas in 1s was left in 2 pieces when it was a reversible wind umbrella.

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Wow! We had also a strong wind a couple of days ago, but luckily, it didn't cause big damage...

Thanks for sharing!


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