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... until we got to the summit called Vivodnik at 1508 meters above sea level.212 views
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The light was getting sweeter and sweeter by the minute.212 views
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There are yellow snowmaking guns in the middle of ski slopes. And do you see cable cars against the mountain face on the right-hand side? :)212 views
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Off-piste skiing.212 views
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... and three hours later, the ominous clouds were replaced by deep blue skies.212 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)212 views
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Yep, the water is cold.212 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.212 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.212 views
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The bay.212 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.212 views
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We waited for over an hour and headed out again when the skies cleared a bit.212 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.212 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.212 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.212 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.212 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!212 views
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No fog to the north.212 views
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The Streža ridge is quite airy with precipices on both sides. The fog, however, prevented us from seeing the abyss to the left.212 views
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The Tiefenbach T-bar lift.212 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.212 views
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Cracks in the glacier.212 views
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Panorama of the Rettenbach glacier.212 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.212 views
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A ski tourer going up the Tiefenbach glacier.212 views
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My estimate is that about 50 people climbed Grintovec that Sunday.212 views
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Prague from the Observation Tower.212 views
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The magnificent Mt. Planjava and the chapel in the foreground.212 views
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Golden light.212 views
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Mists in the valley.212 views
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Looking toward the east.212 views
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The fog stayed above the trees.212 views
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First light.212 views
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Velika planina village.212 views
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Chapel.212 views
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Škocjan village on top of the collapsed valley.212 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.212 views
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The pier.211 views
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The bridge and last sun rays.211 views
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I always like backlit trees.211 views
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The view towards Stari grad, Kamnik and Krvavec.211 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.211 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.211 views
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And they are really scenic.211 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.211 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.211 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.211 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.211 views
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Sand.211 views
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By then it was raining hard so I packed my camera and used Aco's waterproof P&S camera instead.211 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.211 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.211 views
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Another instance of posing. :)211 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.211 views
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Snow groomer in action.211 views
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Maria Riesch.211 views
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Panorama.211 views
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The views towards the east revealed a smoggy layer in the valley.211 views
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Charles Bridge (Karlův most).211 views
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View from Vyšehrad.211 views
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Along Vltava at dusk.211 views
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Then I hiked around looking for untrampled snow.211 views
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Javorniki.211 views
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The surrounding hills were illuminated by the setting sun.211 views
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Red clouds.211 views
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Going down was easy!211 views
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Sunrise.211 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.211 views
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Old house in the Lepena Valley.211 views
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A tower with a view.211 views
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Spring in the valley.211 views
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View from the castle café over the lake.210 views
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At the top.210 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.210 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.210 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.210 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.210 views
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Looking out the cave.210 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. :)210 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.210 views
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The beach.210 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.210 views
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We were already in the clouds.210 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...210 views
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... one of them from very close!210 views
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The edge.210 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.210 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.210 views
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I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.210 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.210 views
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Kočna.210 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?210 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.210 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.210 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.210 views
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Mists over the meadow dissipated in a matter of minutes.210 views
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Sorica.210 views
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Sorica.210 views
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Along the women's GS course.210 views
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Shadow.210 views
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Following the groomed snow.210 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.210 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.210 views
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More ski pistes in the distance.210 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.210 views
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Slowly we made our way up the mountain.210 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben.210 views
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Cojz hut.210 views
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Layer of smog/fog in the valley.210 views
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Interior of St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).210 views
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The quirky weather.210 views
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Alpenglow towards the east.210 views
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Looking down from the top of the course.210 views
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Ojstrica.210 views
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Morning dew.210 views
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Piran from the town wall.210 views
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Mali grad chapel.210 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.210 views
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The larch and the moon.209 views
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The mouth of the bay around the corner.209 views
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The sun was just setting.209 views
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Pokljuka forests.209 views
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A pile of logs at the side of the road.209 views
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The panoramic view from the top cable car station.209 views
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Andrea Fischbacher.209 views
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Tanja Poutiainen.209 views
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The winners: Didier Cuche (2nd), Daniel Albrecht (1st) and Ted Ligety (3rd).209 views
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Blue pre-dawn light.209 views
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Piles of snow concealing the cabins.209 views
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A classic view of the Kamnik Alps.209 views
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Hills of Velika planina plateau.209 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.209 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.209 views
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Road.209 views
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Limestone.209 views
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Colorful hills.209 views
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A windsurfer.209 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.209 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...209 views
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We had some soured milk and cottage cheese while enjoying the view of the chapel enveloped in fog.209 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.209 views
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Cheeky young ibex.209 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.209 views
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Bathing in the sun.209 views
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Pre-dawn purple light at the Kamnik Saddle.209 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)209 views
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Skuta.209 views
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Grintovec.209 views
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The trees glowed in the sun.209 views
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A clearing.209 views
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Sorica.209 views
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Due to fresh snow the pistes were less than optimally prepared.209 views
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The Tiefenbach cable car.209 views
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Manuela Moelgg.209 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.209 views
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I took a country road above Dovje and drove for a while until I came across a clearing with nice views.209 views
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By then the snow got heavier and wetter.209 views
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Ominous clouds above Prague.209 views
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Prague from the Observation Tower.209 views
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Checkpoint Charlie "Checkpoint C" was the name given by the Western Allies to the most well-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Germany and West Germany during the Cold War.209 views
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Frozen sculpture.209 views
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Mt. Stol in the Karavanke range. The visibility was terrible and I had to crank up the contrast in postproduction a lot.209 views
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A small chapel near the castle.209 views
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Right before the town of Rakek I came across some fields unevely lit by sunshine. And there were white puffy clouds. :)208 views
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Vineyards208 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor208 views
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The light of the setting sun through the clouds was magical.208 views
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Tübingen's Collegiate Church.208 views
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Ligety started the second run.208 views
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The cars made it out of their parking spots without their owners having to shovel the snow.208 views
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On the way back I took photos of some dilapidated building and junk around them.208 views
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Do you see rain drops?208 views
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Photographers were hard at work.208 views
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Kamnik far below.208 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.208 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.208 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.208 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.208 views
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O hai! :)208 views
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Number 6.208 views
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