... perfect for long walks ...1696 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1290 views
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A long stretch of sand.1225 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1137 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.766 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.721 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)708 views
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Road.571 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?557 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.394 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.310 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)276 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(275 views
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Looooong beach ...272 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.271 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)265 views
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Waves.260 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.259 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.251 views
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Typical architecture.251 views
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In the car along the desert road.248 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.246 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.246 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. ;)245 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.245 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.241 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.241 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.240 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.240 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.240 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.239 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.238 views
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Low tide.238 views
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In the plane.237 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.236 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.236 views
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Into the sun.236 views
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Strange-looking flowers.236 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.235 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.234 views
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The beach was deserted.234 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.234 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.233 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.233 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)233 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.232 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.232 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.232 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.232 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.231 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.230 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.229 views
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A volcanic cone.229 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.229 views
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More white sandy beaches.229 views
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A dune and a photographer.228 views
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Colored hills.228 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.228 views
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A black rock.228 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.227 views
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Climbing the dune.227 views
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Yellow slopes.227 views
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One more look before returning.227 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)227 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.226 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.226 views
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The bay.226 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.226 views
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A house with a view.226 views
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A white road and a red road.225 views
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The village of Tindaya.225 views
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The cliffs and the waves.225 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(225 views
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A windmill.224 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.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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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.223 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.223 views
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... and towards the north.222 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.222 views
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Turbulent waters.222 views
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A red mountain.222 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.222 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.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.221 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.221 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.221 views
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Arid slopes.221 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.221 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.220 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.220 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.220 views
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In the cave.220 views
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Shades of nature's colors.220 views
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Enjoying the wind.219 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)219 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)218 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.218 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.218 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.218 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.218 views
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Corralejo and its desert.218 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. ;)217 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.217 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.217 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.217 views
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Colorful hills.217 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!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. :)216 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.216 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.216 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.216 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.216 views
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Climbing the dune.215 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.215 views
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The view of the bay and the village.215 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.215 views
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My footsteps.215 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.215 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.215 views
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Kiddie pool at night.214 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.214 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.214 views
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The city beach.214 views
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Beaches of Cofete.214 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.214 views
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Seagulls.214 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.214 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.214 views
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The dune.214 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?213 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.213 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.213 views
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Red glow on a mountain.213 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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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.212 views
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A lookout on the cliff.212 views
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The bay.212 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.212 views
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A roundabout.212 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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There is a dune looming behind the beach.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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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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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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Sand.210 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.210 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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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.209 views
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Looking out the cave.209 views
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Limestone.209 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.209 views
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We were already in the clouds.209 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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Colorful hills.208 views
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A windsurfer.208 views
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On the dune.208 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.208 views
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Lanzarote landscape.208 views
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Kiddie pool.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.207 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.207 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.207 views
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Green window.207 views
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Remember these hills?207 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.206 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.206 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.206 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.206 views
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Colorful houses.206 views
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Number 6.206 views
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The beach.206 views
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One.205 views
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Purple skies in the evening.205 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.205 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.205 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.205 views
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Lanzarote landscape.205 views
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Patterns of the ground.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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Moonscape.204 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.204 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.204 views
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More Algerian landscapes.203 views
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