The Gulpiyuri Beach, inspiration for the story “The Day the Sun Bounced on Earth”.
One day, my brother asked me, “Where does the sun go at night?”, a question that I couldn't pass up to make part of the stories in my book, Sun Night. The chapter named "Where does the sun go at night?" is key to the story because it introduces the sun as an essential character that symbolizes strength and the power of love between two brothers.
Today, I gift you one of those stories that my brother and I shared. I call it "The Day the Sun Bounced on Earth". It is the story of the sun when it visited Spain. This story is very personal to me because it is deeply rooted in our ancestry. It pays homage to the beautiful natural features of the Asturias region of Spain. I had the opportunity to visit the area a few years ago and felt an incredible connection to that region. And as I further researched the Llanes countryside for the book, I came across an incredible natural attraction called the Gulpiyuri Beach which happens to be very close to where my family roots originated. The beach is unlike anything I had ever seen. It is made out of rock formations that feel as if they had been pushed by a giant hand leaving a sandy area that fills up with seawater with the rising tides.