 Most viewed - May 2009
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... perfect for long walks ...1938 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1562 views
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A long stretch of sand.1483 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1418 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.1025 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)1004 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.979 views
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Road.852 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?847 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(749 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)680 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.679 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.650 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.642 views
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Looooong beach ...637 views
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Colored hills.618 views
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The beach was deserted.615 views
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Lanzarote landscape.601 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.565 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.555 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.552 views
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A black rock.549 views
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Waves.546 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.540 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.539 views
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More white sandy beaches.539 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.538 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.536 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.532 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.531 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.530 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.529 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.527 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.527 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.527 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)527 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.525 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.525 views
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Low tide.524 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.523 views
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A house with a view.521 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.520 views
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... and towards the north.520 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.520 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.519 views
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Climbing the dune.518 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.518 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.518 views
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)517 views
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I took a hundred photos of this hill. :)517 views
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Climbing the dune.516 views
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The dune.516 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. ;)515 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.515 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.515 views
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And they are really scenic.515 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.515 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)515 views
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We were already in the clouds.515 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.514 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.513 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.513 views
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Kiddie pool.512 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. ;)511 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)511 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.511 views
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A windsurfer.511 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.510 views
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There was a lookout point ...509 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.508 views
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The bay.508 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.507 views
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A dune and a photographer.507 views
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In the car along the desert road.507 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.506 views
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A Cofete house.506 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.506 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.506 views
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One more look before returning.506 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.505 views
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Seagulls.505 views
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The bay.505 views
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Into the sun.505 views
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Colorful hills.505 views
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One.504 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.504 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.504 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.504 views
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Lanzarote landscape.504 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.503 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.503 views
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Our car down below.503 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)502 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.502 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.501 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.500 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.500 views
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Yep, the water is cold.499 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.499 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.499 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.499 views
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Remember these hills?499 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.499 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.498 views
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A red valley.498 views
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A white road and a red road.497 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.497 views
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A windmill.496 views
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Typical architecture.496 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.496 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.496 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.496 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.495 views
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Yellow dunes.495 views
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Faro del Tostón.495 views
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The impressive white lighthouse towers above the beach.495 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.495 views
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In the plane.495 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.494 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.494 views
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A roundabout.494 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!493 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.493 views
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The landscape between Corralejo and El Cotillo is just as deserted and barren as most of the island. Surprisingly, there were many stone fences.493 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.493 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.492 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.492 views
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Enjoying the wind.492 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.492 views
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A volcanic cone.492 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.492 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.492 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.492 views
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Corralejo and its desert.492 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.492 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.491 views
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In the cave.491 views
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On the dune.491 views
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Sand.491 views
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A Moroccan town.490 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.490 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.490 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)490 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.489 views
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The village of Tindaya.489 views
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Green window.489 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.489 views
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Colorful hills.489 views
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More Algerian landscapes.488 views
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The cliffs and the waves.488 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.488 views
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A lookout on the cliff.488 views
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The dune.488 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.488 views
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Only rare plants grow in the desert.487 views
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The city beach.486 views
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The beach.486 views
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My footsteps.486 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.485 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.485 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.485 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.484 views
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A very imaginative letter box.484 views
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An elevated path leads from the town's main avenue to the beach.484 views
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The sun kept hiding behind one single cloud, which produced a nice play of shadows.484 views
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Patterns of the ground.484 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.483 views
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Blue skies and white clouds and green waters.483 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.483 views
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The traffic is sparse to say the least. ;)482 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.482 views
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Limestone.482 views
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Nothing but rock and sand and small resilient bushes.481 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.481 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.480 views
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A road divides the sea and the dunes.480 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...479 views
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The landscape amazed me.479 views
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The road the descends from the lookout at the pass is winding and narrow.479 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.478 views
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Arid slopes.478 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.477 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.477 views
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From the road along the peninsula.477 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.477 views
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Red glow on a mountain.477 views
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It reminded me of some Greek islands.476 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.476 views
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Colorful houses.476 views
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The beach.476 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(476 views
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Our next stop was the village of Las Playitas.475 views
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It seemed odd to us that all towns and villages were incredibly deserted. There was nobody in sight. Did we land in the land of ghost towns?475 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. :)475 views
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A rock in the sand.475 views
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Road.475 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. :)475 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.474 views
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Our Opel Corsa.474 views
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Beaches of Cofete.474 views
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