... perfect for long walks ...1690 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1283 views
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A long stretch of sand.1217 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1129 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.758 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.718 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)704 views
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Road.559 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?547 views
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We only got the car around 11 a.m. so our exploration started in the harshest part of the day. We drove south, past Puerto del Rosario, and made our first stop at Costa de Antigua. The shore with cliffs is impressive.384 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.302 views
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Looooong beach ...265 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.264 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)259 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(256 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)255 views
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Waves.248 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.244 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.241 views
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Typical architecture.241 views
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In the car along the desert road.241 views
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Algeria from above. The visibility wasn't so great and photos turned out mostly grey, so Photoshop came in handy to create "art", hehe. ;)234 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.234 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.234 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.233 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.232 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.231 views
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Low tide.231 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.230 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.230 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.228 views
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Strange-looking flowers.228 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.227 views
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The road through the Parque Natural de Corralejo goes straight through the desert. People can park their cars on either side of the road and then walk across the dunes to the beach.226 views
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Into the sun.226 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)226 views
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In the plane.226 views
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The whole island is full of this little red plant. I have no idea what it's called, but it makes for a colorful foreground.225 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.225 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.224 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.224 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.223 views
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A lifeguard's hut on top of the hill. It's a bit far from the beach and I don't know how a lifeguard is supposed to rescue a swimmer in danger from here.223 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.222 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.222 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.222 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.222 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.221 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.221 views
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The southern tip of the island is very desolate. The road isn't paved and only few people make it this far. This is the view from the lighthouse at the very end of the peninsula back towards the island.220 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.220 views
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A black rock.220 views
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More white sandy beaches.220 views
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A volcanic cone.219 views
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The beach was deserted.219 views
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Colored hills.218 views
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One more look before returning.218 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(218 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)218 views
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We stayed at an apartment hotel in Corralejo at the northern tip of the island. The place was big, pleasant, quiet, and had several swimming pools for those who preferred to stay put.217 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.217 views
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The bay.217 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.217 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.217 views
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A house with a view.217 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.216 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.216 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.216 views
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A white road and a red road.216 views
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Yellow slopes.216 views
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The cliffs and the waves.216 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.216 views
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On the last day I realized I hadn't really taken any pictures of Corralejo, the town where we were staying. Well, it's nothing special really. Here's just one photo of one of the main streets.216 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.215 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.215 views
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A windmill.215 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.215 views
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A red mountain.215 views
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... and towards the north.214 views
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Climbing the dune.214 views
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Turbulent waters.214 views
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Arid slopes.214 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.214 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.213 views
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A dune and a photographer.213 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.213 views
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Shades of nature's colors.212 views
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The view from the first floor. One of the great things here is that hotels are not built high. Instead, they are spread out over large areas.211 views
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Enjoying the wind.211 views
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The village of Tindaya.211 views
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Colorful hills.211 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.211 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)210 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.210 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.210 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.210 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.210 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)210 views
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Corralejo and its desert.210 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.209 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.209 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.209 views
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In the cave.209 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.209 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.209 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.209 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!208 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.208 views
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There is so much space the beach is never crowded. Well, maybe only when the World Windsurfing Championship is held here. ;)208 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.208 views
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City beaches are not really our thing, so we headed to the wilder variety. The road there leads through some spectacularly arid landscape.207 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.207 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.207 views
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My footsteps.207 views
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Climbing the dune.206 views
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There's another lighthouse at a second tip of the peninsula, an even more desolate and windy one with views of the Cofete beach in the distance.206 views
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We took a different turn and climbed to the pass that leads to the other side of the mountains, to the isolated beaches of Cofete.206 views
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The view of the bay and the village.206 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.206 views
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Kiddie pool at night.205 views
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Beaches of Cofete.205 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?205 views
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A roundabout.205 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.204 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.204 views
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The bay.204 views
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The countryside on the way to La Pared was spectacular again. We stopped the car along the road and climbed a nearby hill to take photos in all four directions.204 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.204 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.204 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)203 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.203 views
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The city beach.203 views
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Seagulls.203 views
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A lookout on the cliff.203 views
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Red glow on a mountain.203 views
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We flew from Salzburg to Fuerteventura with a quick stop on the adjacent island, Lanzarote. The five-hour flight was quite uneventful so I occupied myself with taking pictures.202 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.202 views
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In the afternoon we continued past Morro Jable to the south. From this lokout the city beaches can be seen.202 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.202 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.202 views
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The beach.202 views
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Sand.202 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.202 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.201 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.201 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.201 views
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Road.201 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.201 views
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Limestone.201 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.201 views
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Kiddie pool.200 views
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And they are really scenic.200 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.200 views
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Looking out the cave.200 views
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The weather was clearing up while we were sitting on top of the cliff, enjoyed the views and drank beer. :)200 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.200 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.200 views
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Remember these hills?200 views
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On the dune.200 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.200 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.200 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.199 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.199 views
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The water is not very warm and the wind blows all the time, so we opted to just sit on the beach for a while and leave swimming for some other time.199 views
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Yep, the water is cold.199 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.199 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.199 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.199 views
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Number 6.199 views
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Colorful hills.199 views
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A windsurfer.199 views
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The dune.199 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.198 views
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O hai! :)198 views
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Green window.198 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.198 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.198 views
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Lanzarote landscape.198 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)197 views
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Returning to the north we stopped at the Corralejo dunes. Yellow sand and turquoise sea, it was a beautiful sight.197 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.197 views
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The beach is enormous. First you have to cross a wide belt of marshes to get to the sand and the lighthouse.197 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.197 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.197 views
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Colorful houses.197 views
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The beach.197 views
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We were already in the clouds.197 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.196 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.196 views
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Moonscape.196 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.196 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.196 views
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Moonscape.195 views
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Green doorways.195 views
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Our car down below.195 views
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Lanzarote landscape.195 views
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One.194 views
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Purple skies in the evening.194 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)194 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.194 views
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