 Most viewed - May 2009
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Colorful hills.641 views
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The beach.641 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.640 views
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To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.640 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.639 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.639 views
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Colorful houses.639 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.638 views
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Deserted sandy beach.638 views
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One more look before returning.638 views
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Road.638 views
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In the cave.638 views
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Moon-like landscapes abound.637 views
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.637 views
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We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.637 views
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The village of Cofete. We didn't see one single inhabitant, just a few goats.637 views
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O hai! :)637 views
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A river snaking its way through the desert.636 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.636 views
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The thunder of crashing waves is deafening.636 views
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Is that a snake trail?636 views
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)636 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.636 views
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The beach.635 views
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The landscape is barren and almost devoid of settlements, just a house here and there.634 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?634 views
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The cliffs and the waves.634 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.634 views
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Limestone.634 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.634 views
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Strange-looking flowers.634 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.633 views
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You can only stop at a few designated places.633 views
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Yellow slopes.633 views
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.632 views
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.632 views
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Beaches of Cofete.632 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.632 views
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Green waves.631 views
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)631 views
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Typical colors: white and green.630 views
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They eat out of your hand or try to grab hold of the goodie to eat it somewhere hidden where there's no danger another squirrel will steal the food.630 views
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.630 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.630 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...629 views
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Dune.629 views
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Turbulent waters.629 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.629 views
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Waves crashing against the rocks.628 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.628 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)627 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.626 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.626 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.625 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. :)624 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.624 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.624 views
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A girl was about to place a tripod in the waves. I think her camera got wet. :)624 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.624 views
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Looking out the cave.624 views
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.623 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)623 views
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.622 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)622 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.622 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.622 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.621 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.621 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.620 views
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.620 views
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).620 views
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It's difficult to stop anywhere along the roads as the shoulders are very high, so the only option is to pull over on a side road.620 views
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From the cliff.620 views
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A red mountain.620 views
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.619 views
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.619 views
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Cofete.619 views
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... high above the sea ...618 views
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The village square.617 views
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It turned out this was the lighthouse we were headed to! On top of a 200-meter cliff, it offered fantastic views.617 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.617 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.617 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.616 views
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Green doorways.616 views
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The view of the bay and the village.615 views
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Red glow on a mountain.614 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.613 views
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Moonscape.613 views
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Shades of nature's colors.613 views
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Purple skies in the evening.612 views
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.612 views
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Cactus detail.612 views
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Cliffs in the distance.612 views
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.611 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.611 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)611 views
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Terraces.611 views
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More patterns.610 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. :)610 views
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.607 views
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The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.607 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)606 views
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Road.606 views
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After a quick stop at the Lanzarote airport we took off again for a short hop to the next island.605 views
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.605 views
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.605 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)604 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.604 views
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Rolling hills.603 views
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Peter at the top of the dune.603 views
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.601 views
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Curves.601 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.601 views
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...600 views
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Moonscape.600 views
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The return trip back to the north where we were staying was spectacular again. The road between Pájara and Betancuria, lined with picturesque white stones, twists across a pass.596 views
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One of the largest dunes probably pale in comparison with, let's say, Namib dunes, but I enjoyed the photoshoot anyway.595 views
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.595 views
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An unusual species of cacti. I have no idea what it's called.594 views
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.593 views
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The road on the other side of the valley.592 views
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A dune.592 views
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Just before returning home we drove to the village of El Cottilo to admire the cliffs and long, wind-swept beaches.588 views
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Flower.585 views
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A bit more to the south there are the salt pans of Las Salinas. The light was terrible but at least there weren't many visitors so we had the place almost to ourselves.584 views
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.582 views
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.580 views
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.577 views
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.570 views
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A pile of salt.563 views
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