The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.Jun 08, 2009
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Cliffs in the distance.Jun 08, 2009
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The beach is ideal for long walks.Jun 08, 2009
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.Jun 08, 2009
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.Jun 08, 2009
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To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.Jun 08, 2009
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.Jun 08, 2009
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.Jun 08, 2009
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.Jun 08, 2009
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.Jun 08, 2009
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Faro del Tostón.Jun 08, 2009
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.Jun 08, 2009
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.Jun 08, 2009
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.Jun 08, 2009
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Cactus detail.Jun 08, 2009
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(Jun 08, 2009
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We found this littly cactus with long thorns.Jun 08, 2009
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The landscape between Corralejo and El Cotillo is just as deserted and barren as most of the island. Surprisingly, there were many stone fences.Jun 08, 2009
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)Jun 08, 2009
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Small village Majanicho in the north. Again, no people anywhere.Jun 08, 2009
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The coastal road.Jun 08, 2009
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A small green forest. I mean really small.Jun 08, 2009
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Is that a snake trail?Jun 08, 2009
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).Jun 08, 2009
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Yellow dunes.Jun 08, 2009
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The light was slowly becoming stronger as the sun rose.Jun 08, 2009
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Only rare plants grow in the desert.Jun 08, 2009
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)Jun 08, 2009
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Dune.Jun 08, 2009
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More patterns.Jun 08, 2009
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Peter at the top of the dune.Jun 08, 2009
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One of the largest dunes probably pale in comparison with, let's say, Namib dunes, but I enjoyed the photoshoot anyway.Jun 08, 2009
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A dune.Jun 08, 2009
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.Jun 08, 2009
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Patterns in the sand were amazing.Jun 08, 2009
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)Jun 08, 2009
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)Jun 08, 2009
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The mists of the horizon prevented the sunrise from being spectacular. The light was weak and pretty colorless.Jun 08, 2009
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The wind never stops blowing.Jun 08, 2009
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Just before returning home we drove to the village of El Cottilo to admire the cliffs and long, wind-swept beaches.Jun 08, 2009
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.Jun 08, 2009
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Rolling hills.Jun 08, 2009
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The landscape amazed me.Jun 08, 2009
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... and towards the north.Jun 08, 2009
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...Jun 08, 2009
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)Jun 08, 2009
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.Jun 08, 2009
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I noticed an unusual structure at the side of the church.Jun 08, 2009
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.Jun 08, 2009
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They eat out of your hand or try to grab hold of the goodie to eat it somewhere hidden where there's no danger another squirrel will steal the food.Jun 08, 2009
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One of the stops has regular visitors - little ground squirrel, which are so used to people they come running when they hear a car stopping.Jun 08, 2009
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.Jun 08, 2009
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You can only stop at a few designated places.Jun 08, 2009
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Flower.Jun 08, 2009
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The road on the other side of the valley.Jun 08, 2009
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Curves.Jun 08, 2009
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The return trip back to the north where we were staying was spectacular again. The road between Pájara and Betancuria, lined with picturesque white stones, twists across a pass.Jun 08, 2009
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It seemed odd to us that all towns and villages were incredibly deserted. There was nobody in sight. Did we land in the land of ghost towns?Jun 08, 2009
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.Jun 08, 2009
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.Jun 08, 2009
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.Jun 08, 2009
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The position of the lighthouse is really impressive.Jun 08, 2009
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.Jun 08, 2009
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.Jun 08, 2009
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... high above the sea ...Jun 08, 2009
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There was a lookout point ...Jun 08, 2009
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It turned out this was the lighthouse we were headed to! On top of a 200-meter cliff, it offered fantastic views.Jun 08, 2009
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.Jun 08, 2009
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...Jun 08, 2009
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.Jun 08, 2009
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.Jun 08, 2009
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.Jun 08, 2009
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A very imaginative letter box.Jun 08, 2009
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It reminded me of some Greek islands.Jun 08, 2009
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Our next stop was the village of Las Playitas.Jun 08, 2009
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The thunder of crashing waves is deafening.Jun 08, 2009
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.Jun 08, 2009
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Waves crashing against the rocks.Jun 08, 2009
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.Jun 08, 2009
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Deserted sandy beach.Jun 08, 2009
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The village square.Jun 08, 2009
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An older house. I love the lamp.Jun 08, 2009
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Typical colors: white and green.Jun 08, 2009
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.Jun 08, 2009
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Fuerteventura is a very windy island so people have made use of the wind power since ancient times. And yes, that's me. :)Jun 08, 2009
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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.Jun 08, 2009
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.Jun 08, 2009
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Would you like to live there?Jun 08, 2009
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Moon-like landscapes abound.Jun 08, 2009
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The landscape is barren and almost devoid of settlements, just a house here and there.Jun 08, 2009
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The area around the village of La Oliva is spectacular in its reddish colors.Jun 08, 2009
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Yep, the water is cold.Jun 08, 2009
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Green waves.Jun 08, 2009
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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.Jun 08, 2009
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One of the many beaches along the coast.Jun 08, 2009
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A road divides the sea and the dunes.Jun 08, 2009
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Returning to the north we stopped at the Corralejo dunes. Yellow sand and turquoise sea, it was a beautiful sight.Jun 08, 2009
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)Jun 08, 2009
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)Jun 08, 2009
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.Jun 08, 2009
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)Jun 08, 2009
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Las Salinas del Carmen.Jun 08, 2009
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A pile of salt.Jun 08, 2009
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A bit more to the south there are the salt pans of Las Salinas. The light was terrible but at least there weren't many visitors so we had the place almost to ourselves.Jun 08, 2009
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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.Jun 08, 2009
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?Jun 08, 2009
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Purple skies in the evening.Jun 08, 2009
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Kiddie pool at night.Jun 08, 2009
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Kiddie pool.Jun 08, 2009
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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.Jun 08, 2009
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.Jun 08, 2009
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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.Jun 08, 2009
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.Jun 08, 2009
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)Jun 08, 2009
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.Jun 08, 2009
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.Jun 08, 2009
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A golf course on Lanzarote.Jun 08, 2009
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After a quick stop at the Lanzarote airport we took off again for a short hop to the next island.Jun 08, 2009
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A river snaking its way through the desert.Jun 08, 2009
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A Moroccan town.Jun 08, 2009
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An inland lake in Morocco.Jun 08, 2009
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.Jun 08, 2009
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One.Jun 08, 2009
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.Jun 08, 2009
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More Algerian landscapes.Jun 08, 2009
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.Jun 08, 2009
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.Jun 08, 2009
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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. ;)Jun 08, 2009
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!Jun 08, 2009
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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.Jun 08, 2009
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