2015 Viking landing in Catoira - stock photo
This year was a difficult landing, the tide was very low. Under these conditions this area is a swamp. The Vikings did not expect this, when they jump down from the boat many of then sank, some were covered above the waist, leaving them immobilized and in need of help from their companions to get out; others swam out through the mud. Even I had difficulty getting to land because I was shooting these pictures; so much so that I was late for shooting the show in the ground. On the first Sunday of August of every year, Catoira (small village in Pontevedra - Galicia) celebrates the landing of the Vikings. I like going to take photographs; I live 9 kilometres away. My whole family goes. I wait at the seashore for the Viking ships (Drekars) to arrive, these are full of residents of Catoira disguised as Vikings. I need to be careful because they splash water as they disembark. I shoot a burst of snaps and then I get the camera off the way or I turn my back so not to get water or wine on it.This festival is the dramatization of the Landing of the Vikings and the defense of the West Towers. The locals offer resistance giving an intense battle starring the wine.
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