La marea imparable / The tide is flowing

La Pointe du Raz, a la Bretanya (Beg ar Raz en bretó), és un indret meravellosament fotogènic, sobretot si la mar està mogudeta. És un lloc dramàtic, amb penya-segats no molt alts, però amb les ones arremolinant-se als seus peus. Just davant podeu veure el mundialment famós far de La Veille i, al fons, l'illa de Sein. És molt impactant veure com el corrent anava de dreta a esquerra (de nord a sud), forçat per la marea; literalment semblava que l'oceà es buidés d'una banda cap a l'altra!

Davant la punta podeu veure el far de La Veille, amb el subsidiari de La Plate a l'esquerra, i l'illa i el far de Sein al fons.

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Raz

SOBRETOT no us perdeu aquest vídeo. Si ja amb un dia radiant el lloc és espectacular, en plena tempesta d'hivern, sembla l'apocalipsi:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7RSryuJAwE&feature=related

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The Pointe du Raz is one of the most dramatic headlands I've seen. It's cliffs are not so hight, but the waves crash all arround the cape. And even more iconic are the views to the west, with the La Vielle world famous lighthouse on the foreground and Sein Island almost on the horizon. A true land's end!

One of the details that I found more impressive is that all the waves come from the right to the left, that is the current goes from north to south arround the cape. The tides are the explanation for this movement. But it really looks like the sea is running like a river!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vieille

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_du_Raz

This video shows the most dramatic face of the Pointe du Raz and it's lighthouses:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7RSryuJAwE&feature=related

Taken in: France / Bretagne / Sémaphore (show map)

Taken on: August 5, 2011

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