... perfect for long walks ...1695 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1288 views
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A long stretch of sand.1222 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1135 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.764 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.719 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)707 views
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Road.569 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?556 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.391 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.309 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)273 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(273 views
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Looooong beach ...271 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.267 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)260 views
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Waves.257 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.256 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.249 views
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Typical architecture.249 views
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In the car along the desert road.247 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. ;)244 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.243 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.243 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.243 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.240 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.239 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.238 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.238 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.236 views
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Low tide.236 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.236 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.235 views
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Strange-looking flowers.235 views
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In the plane.235 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.234 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.232 views
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Into the sun.232 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)232 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.231 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.231 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.231 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.231 views
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The beach was deserted.231 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.231 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.230 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.230 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.229 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.228 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.227 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.227 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.227 views
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A black rock.227 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.226 views
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More white sandy beaches.226 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.225 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.225 views
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A volcanic cone.225 views
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A dune and a photographer.224 views
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Colored hills.224 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.224 views
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One more look before returning.224 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.223 views
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The village of Tindaya.223 views
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Yellow slopes.223 views
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The bay.223 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.223 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(223 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)223 views
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Climbing the dune.222 views
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A white road and a red road.222 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.222 views
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A house with a view.222 views
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... and towards the north.221 views
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The cliffs and the waves.221 views
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Turbulent waters.221 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.220 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.220 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.220 views
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A windmill.220 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.220 views
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Arid slopes.220 views
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A red mountain.220 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.220 views
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Enjoying the wind.219 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.219 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.219 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.219 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.219 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.218 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.218 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.218 views
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In the cave.218 views
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Shades of nature's colors.218 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)217 views
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Corralejo and its desert.217 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!216 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)216 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.216 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.216 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.216 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.216 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.216 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)215 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. ;)215 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.215 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.215 views
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Colorful hills.215 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.215 views
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My footsteps.215 views
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Beaches of Cofete.214 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.214 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.214 views
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Kiddie pool at night.213 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.213 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.213 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.213 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.213 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.213 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.213 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.213 views
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Climbing the dune.212 views
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The city beach.212 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.212 views
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Seagulls.212 views
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The view of the bay and the village.212 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.212 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.212 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.212 views
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The dune.212 views
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Red glow on a mountain.212 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.212 views
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A lookout on the cliff.211 views
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The bay.211 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.211 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.210 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?210 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.210 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.209 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.209 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.209 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.209 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)209 views
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Yep, the water is cold.209 views
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And they are really scenic.209 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.209 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.209 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.209 views
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The beach.209 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.209 views
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A roundabout.209 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.208 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.208 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.208 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.208 views
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Looking out the cave.208 views
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Limestone.208 views
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O hai! :)208 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.208 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.208 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.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.207 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.207 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.207 views
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Road.207 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. :)207 views
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Sand.207 views
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We were already in the clouds.207 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.206 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.206 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.206 views
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Colorful hills.206 views
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Remember these hills?206 views
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A windsurfer.206 views
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On the dune.206 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.206 views
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Lanzarote landscape.206 views
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Kiddie pool.205 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.205 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.205 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.205 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.205 views
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Green window.205 views
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Number 6.205 views
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The beach.205 views
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One.204 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.204 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.204 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.204 views
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Colorful houses.204 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.204 views
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Purple skies in the evening.203 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.203 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.203 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.203 views
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Moonscape.203 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.203 views
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More Algerian landscapes.202 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)202 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.202 views
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