Quintin Jardine's blog

The wind has a name on L’Escala; more than one in fact, depending on the direction from which it comes.  The least popular is the Tramuntana, which comes howling from the north over the Pyrenees, always strong, and in the winter always cold. It’s near hurricane force; there are days when you can’t stand up before it, and you never seek its company. It’s blown for the last couple of days, but this morning, it’s gone, leaving the air cool and the sky cloudless.