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Last night, the 27 of Januari, I saw on the Spanish news footage of massive waves spilling over
the quay of San Sebastian, located in Basque Country (Spain). Along the northern coast
of Asturias there exists a long karst-landscape with a large number of bufones.
A bufón is a hole in the rock which connects with the sea and which makes a lot
of noise due to the waves which enter underlying cavities. But when the swell
and the waves are considerable, these bufones also spray lots of water like the
fountain of a gigantic whale. According to internet the waves for today were
expected to be between 6 and 8 meters, which is more than enough for an
impressive spectacle. So last night I tried to get over the mountain pass which
lies between León and Asturias, but this was impossible because of the heavy
snowfall. But this morning I tried again and using a road cleared of snow I got
to the mountain pass El Pontón without problems (the Spanish are very efficient in clearing their roads). Driving down the pass the sight of the snow capped
landscape and the snow covered trees was wonderful. The following pictures
testify of this white beauty, except the last two pictures which give a first
impression of the Bufón fountains, but these are covered in the next post .
