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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1339 views
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A long stretch of sand.1267 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1213 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.804 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.785 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)761 views
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Road.630 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?607 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.442 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(361 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)360 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.360 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.351 views
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Looooong beach ...350 views
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Colored hills.335 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.328 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.327 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)319 views
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The beach was deserted.316 views
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Waves.312 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.307 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.307 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.305 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.305 views
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Lanzarote landscape.305 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. ;)303 views
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Into the sun.301 views
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In the car along the desert road.301 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.300 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.299 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.298 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.297 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.297 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.296 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.296 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.296 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.296 views
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Typical architecture.295 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.294 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.294 views
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Yep, the water is cold.293 views
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More white sandy beaches.293 views
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The bay.292 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.292 views
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One more look before returning.291 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)291 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.291 views
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In the plane.291 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)291 views
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Climbing the dune.289 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.289 views
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Green window.289 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.288 views
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Low tide.288 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.288 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.288 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!287 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.287 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.287 views
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A dune and a photographer.286 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.286 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.285 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.285 views
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Strange-looking flowers.284 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.283 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.283 views
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A windmill.282 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.282 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.281 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(281 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.280 views
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The bay.280 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.279 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.279 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.279 views
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A black rock.279 views
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Limestone.278 views
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Arid slopes.278 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.278 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.277 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.277 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.277 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.276 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. ;)276 views
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A white road and a red road.276 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.276 views
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A roundabout.276 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)275 views
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... and towards the north.275 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.275 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.275 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.275 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.275 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.274 views
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A red mountain.274 views
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The dune.274 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)274 views
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Corralejo and its desert.274 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.273 views
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The village of Tindaya.273 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.273 views
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In the cave.273 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.272 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.272 views
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Yellow slopes.272 views
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A house with a view.272 views
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Number 6.272 views
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Shades of nature's colors.272 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.272 views
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On the dune.272 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.272 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.272 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.271 views
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Seagulls.271 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)270 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.270 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.270 views
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Turbulent waters.270 views
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Looking out the cave.270 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.270 views
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Colorful hills.270 views
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)269 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.269 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.269 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.269 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.269 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.269 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.269 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.268 views
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The city beach.268 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.268 views
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A volcanic cone.268 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.268 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.268 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.268 views
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Moonscape.267 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.267 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. :)267 views
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Sand.267 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.266 views
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Enjoying the wind.266 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.266 views
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A lookout on the cliff.266 views
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Red glow on a mountain.266 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.265 views
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Colorful houses.265 views
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My footsteps.265 views
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Climbing the dune.264 views
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The road the descends from the lookout at the pass is winding and narrow.264 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.264 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.264 views
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A very imaginative letter box.263 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.263 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.263 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.263 views
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The cliffs and the waves.263 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.263 views
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Road.263 views
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The view of the bay and the village.263 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.263 views
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O hai! :)263 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.263 views
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The beach.263 views
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We were already in the clouds.263 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.262 views
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Kiddie pool at night.262 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.262 views
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And they are really scenic.262 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.262 views
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Green doorways.262 views
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Our car down below.262 views
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Remember these hills?262 views
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Lanzarote landscape.262 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)261 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.261 views
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Beaches of Cofete.261 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.261 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.261 views
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More Algerian landscapes.260 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.260 views
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One.260 views
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After a quick stop at the Lanzarote airport we took off again for a short hop to the next island.260 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.260 views
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Colorful hills.260 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.259 views
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The impressive white lighthouse towers above the beach.259 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.259 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.258 views
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Kiddie pool.258 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?258 views
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A windsurfer.258 views
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The beach.258 views
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The dune.258 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.258 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.257 views
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A road divides the sea and the dunes.257 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.257 views
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Rolling hills.257 views
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We skipped breakfast and started at about 7 a.m., drove across the whole island and arrived at the town of Morro Jable at about 9 a.m. The place is quite touristy, but our main interest was the beach.257 views
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