 Most viewed - May 2009
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One more look before returning.538 views
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Arid slopes.538 views
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The beach.538 views
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The dune.538 views
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The position of the lighthouse is really impressive.537 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...537 views
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Is that a snake trail?537 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.537 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.537 views
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There were only a handful of swimmers at the beach.536 views
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The mists of the horizon prevented the sunrise from being spectacular. The light was weak and pretty colorless.535 views
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Small village Majanicho in the north. Again, no people anywhere.535 views
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A volcanic cone.535 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.535 views
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You can only stop at a few designated places.534 views
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We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.534 views
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Beaches of Cofete.533 views
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The beach.533 views
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.532 views
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Colorful houses.532 views
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Colorful hills.532 views
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.531 views
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).531 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.531 views
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Road.531 views
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Strange-looking flowers.531 views
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Kiddie pool at night.530 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.530 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.530 views
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Green window.529 views
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To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.528 views
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The village of Cofete. We didn't see one single inhabitant, just a few goats.528 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.527 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)527 views
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The landscape is barren and almost devoid of settlements, just a house here and there.527 views
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The thunder of crashing waves is deafening.527 views
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.527 views
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In the cave.527 views
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Looking out the cave.527 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.527 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.527 views
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Dune.526 views
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)526 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.526 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?526 views
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Cofete.526 views
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Moon-like landscapes abound.525 views
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Number 6.525 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.524 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. :)524 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.524 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.524 views
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Play of light and shadow.524 views
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O hai! :)524 views
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.523 views
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.522 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.522 views
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A girl was about to place a tripod in the waves. I think her camera got wet. :)521 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.521 views
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Red glow on a mountain.521 views
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.520 views
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.520 views
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)520 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.519 views
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... high above the sea ...519 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.518 views
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Waves crashing against the rocks.518 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)517 views
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Yellow slopes.517 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.516 views
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.516 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)515 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.515 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.515 views
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Road.515 views
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Typical colors: white and green.514 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.514 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.514 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)514 views
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The view of the bay and the village.514 views
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.513 views
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Turbulent waters.513 views
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From the cliff.513 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.512 views
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Green waves.512 views
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A red mountain.512 views
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Purple skies in the evening.511 views
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.511 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)511 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.511 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.511 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. :)511 views
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Rolling hills.509 views
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.508 views
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Cactus detail.508 views
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.508 views
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Moonscape.508 views
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Peter at the top of the dune.507 views
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.506 views
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More patterns.506 views
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Shades of nature's colors.506 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.505 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.504 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.504 views
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The village square.503 views
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Moonscape.503 views
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.502 views
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.502 views
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Cliffs in the distance.502 views
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Terraces.502 views
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The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.501 views
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.500 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.500 views
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Green doorways.500 views
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.498 views
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Curves.498 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.498 views
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...495 views
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.494 views
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An unusual species of cacti. I have no idea what it's called.492 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.489 views
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.487 views
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The road on the other side of the valley.487 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.486 views
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A dune.483 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.482 views
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Flower.480 views
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A pile of salt.478 views
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.477 views
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.474 views
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