 Most viewed - May 2009
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... perfect for long walks ...1821 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1406 views
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A long stretch of sand.1349 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1288 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.866 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.846 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)830 views
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Road.723 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?684 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.511 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.459 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(455 views
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Looooong beach ...450 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)439 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.434 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.431 views
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Colored hills.430 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.396 views
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The beach was deserted.392 views
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Waves.385 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.381 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)381 views
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Lanzarote landscape.381 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.379 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.376 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.375 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)375 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.374 views
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In the car along the desert road.374 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.373 views
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... and towards the north.371 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.369 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.368 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.367 views
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Into the sun.366 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.366 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.365 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.364 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.363 views
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In the plane.363 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.362 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.362 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.362 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. ;)361 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.361 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.361 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.360 views
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Climbing the dune.360 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.360 views
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Colorful hills.360 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.359 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.359 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.359 views
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Limestone.358 views
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Green window.358 views
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A dune and a photographer.357 views
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Typical architecture.357 views
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A house with a view.357 views
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One more look before returning.357 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.357 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.357 views
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A black rock.356 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.355 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.355 views
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A red mountain.355 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.355 views
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Yep, the water is cold.354 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.353 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.352 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.352 views
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The bay.352 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.351 views
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Kiddie pool.351 views
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More white sandy beaches.351 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.350 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.349 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.349 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.349 views
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The dune.348 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.347 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.347 views
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Low tide.347 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.347 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.347 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.347 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. ;)346 views
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Seagulls.346 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.346 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.346 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.346 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.346 views
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Arid slopes.346 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)346 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!345 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.345 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.345 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.344 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.344 views
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On the dune.344 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.344 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)343 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.343 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.343 views
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The bay.343 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.343 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.343 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)343 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.343 views
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Corralejo and its desert.343 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)342 views
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And they are really scenic.342 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.341 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.341 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.341 views
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Remember these hills?341 views
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More Algerian landscapes.340 views
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Climbing the dune.340 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.340 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.340 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.340 views
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Red glow on a mountain.340 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.339 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.339 views
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A white road and a red road.339 views
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A windmill.339 views
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Turbulent waters.339 views
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)338 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.338 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.338 views
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Enjoying the wind.338 views
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A volcanic cone.338 views
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Yellow slopes.338 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.338 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.338 views
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Kiddie pool at night.337 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.337 views
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The city beach.337 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.337 views
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The village of Tindaya.337 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.337 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.337 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.337 views
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My footsteps.337 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?336 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.336 views
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Our car down below.336 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.336 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.336 views
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Beaches of Cofete.335 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.335 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.335 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.334 views
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The road the descends from the lookout at the pass is winding and narrow.334 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.334 views
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Blue skies and white clouds and green waters.334 views
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Shades of nature's colors.334 views
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Strange-looking flowers.334 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.333 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.333 views
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Sand.333 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.333 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.333 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.332 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.332 views
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Number 6.332 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.332 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.332 views
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The beach.332 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.332 views
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The impressive white lighthouse towers above the beach.331 views
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Our Opel Corsa.331 views
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Patterns of the ground.331 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.331 views
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The view of the bay and the village.331 views
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In the cave.331 views
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Looking out the cave.331 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(331 views
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We were already in the clouds.331 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.330 views
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A lookout on the cliff.330 views
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A windsurfer.330 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.329 views
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There was a lookout point ...329 views
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To help you cross a wide belt of sand to get to the sea, there's a wooden path, but it's wobbly. Very wobbly. :)329 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.329 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.329 views
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Moonscape.329 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.329 views
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The dune.329 views
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A roundabout.329 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.328 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.328 views
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A Moroccan town.327 views
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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. :)327 views
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A very imaginative letter box.327 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.327 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.327 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.326 views
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A river snaking its way through the desert.326 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.326 views
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