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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1279 views
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A long stretch of sand.1212 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1123 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.753 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.713 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)700 views
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Road.553 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?543 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.377 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.295 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.256 views
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Looooong beach ...255 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)250 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)249 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(246 views
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Waves.242 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.236 views
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Typical architecture.235 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.234 views
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In the car along the desert road.234 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. ;)231 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.229 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.228 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.227 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.227 views
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Low tide.225 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.224 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.224 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.224 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.222 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)222 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.222 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.221 views
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Into the sun.221 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.221 views
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Strange-looking flowers.221 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.220 views
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In the plane.220 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.219 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.218 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.218 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.218 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.218 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.217 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.216 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.215 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.215 views
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A black rock.215 views
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More white sandy beaches.215 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.214 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.214 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.214 views
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The beach was deserted.214 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.213 views
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A volcanic cone.213 views
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One more look before returning.213 views
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The bay.212 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.212 views
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A house with a view.212 views
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A red mountain.212 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)212 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.211 views
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A white road and a red road.211 views
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Colored hills.211 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.211 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.211 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.211 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.211 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(211 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.210 views
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Climbing the dune.210 views
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The cliffs and the waves.210 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.210 views
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Turbulent waters.210 views
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Arid slopes.210 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.210 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.209 views
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A windmill.209 views
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Yellow slopes.209 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.209 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.208 views
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A dune and a photographer.208 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.208 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.208 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.207 views
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... and towards the north.207 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.207 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.207 views
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Shades of nature's colors.207 views
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The village of Tindaya.206 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.206 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.206 views
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Colorful hills.206 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.205 views
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Enjoying the wind.205 views
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In the cave.205 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.205 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)205 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.205 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!204 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.204 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)204 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.204 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.204 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.204 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.203 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.203 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.203 views
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My footsteps.203 views
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Corralejo and its desert.203 views
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Climbing the dune.202 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.202 views
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The view of the bay and the village.202 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.202 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.201 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. ;)201 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.201 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.201 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.201 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.201 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)200 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.200 views
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A roundabout.200 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.199 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?199 views
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A lookout on the cliff.199 views
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The bay.199 views
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The beach.199 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.199 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.198 views
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Kiddie pool at night.198 views
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Beaches of Cofete.198 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.198 views
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Road.198 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.198 views
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Sand.198 views
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Red glow on a mountain.198 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.197 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.197 views
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The city beach.197 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.197 views
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Looking out the cave.197 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.197 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.197 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.196 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.196 views
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Limestone.196 views
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Number 6.196 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.196 views
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Remember these hills?196 views
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On the dune.196 views
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The dune.196 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.196 views
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Kiddie pool.195 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.195 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.195 views
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Seagulls.195 views
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Colorful hills.195 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.195 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.194 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. :)194 views
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O hai! :)194 views
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Green window.194 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.194 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.193 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.193 views
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A windsurfer.193 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.193 views
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The beach.193 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.193 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.192 views
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And they are really scenic.192 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.192 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.192 views
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Moonscape.192 views
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Colorful houses.192 views
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Lanzarote landscape.192 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.191 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)191 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.191 views
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Yep, the water is cold.191 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.191 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.191 views
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Moonscape.191 views
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Green doorways.191 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.190 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.190 views
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Play of light and shadow.190 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.190 views
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From the cliff.190 views
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Our car down below.190 views
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Purple skies in the evening.189 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.189 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.189 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)189 views
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A red valley.189 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.189 views
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Lanzarote landscape.189 views
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We were already in the clouds.189 views
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