 Most viewed - May 2009
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A lookout on the cliff.700 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.699 views
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The thunder of crashing waves is deafening.699 views
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Beaches of Cofete.699 views
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The wind never stops blowing.698 views
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A river snaking its way through the desert.696 views
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Small village Majanicho in the north. Again, no people anywhere.696 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.696 views
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The beach.696 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.696 views
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.695 views
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The position of the lighthouse is really impressive.695 views
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Number 6.695 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.694 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.694 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.693 views
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Would you like to live there?693 views
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We found this littly cactus with long thorns.693 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.692 views
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Colorful hills.692 views
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In the cave.691 views
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Limestone.691 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.690 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?690 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.690 views
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)689 views
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The cliffs and the waves.689 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.689 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)689 views
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Yellow slopes.688 views
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Colorful houses.688 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.687 views
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.687 views
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Dune.687 views
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Is that a snake trail?687 views
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.687 views
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We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.687 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.687 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(687 views
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Moon-like landscapes abound.686 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.686 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.686 views
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Purple skies in the evening.683 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)683 views
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Typical colors: white and green.683 views
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.683 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.683 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.683 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.682 views
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...682 views
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.682 views
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More patterns.682 views
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Peter at the top of the dune.681 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.681 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.681 views
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.680 views
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.680 views
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Terraces.680 views
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Green doorways.680 views
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.679 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.679 views
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The village of Cofete. We didn't see one single inhabitant, just a few goats.678 views
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An unusual species of cacti. I have no idea what it's called.678 views
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Looking out the cave.678 views
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Red glow on a mountain.678 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.677 views
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Kiddie pool at night.677 views
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You can only stop at a few designated places.677 views
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.677 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)676 views
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A girl was about to place a tripod in the waves. I think her camera got wet. :)676 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.676 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.675 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.674 views
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One more look before returning.674 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.673 views
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).673 views
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Turbulent waters.673 views
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From the cliff.673 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...672 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. :)671 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.671 views
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Shades of nature's colors.671 views
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Waves crashing against the rocks.670 views
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)670 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.670 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.668 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.667 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.667 views
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The view of the bay and the village.667 views
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The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.666 views
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Cofete.666 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)666 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.666 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.665 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)665 views
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... high above the sea ...664 views
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Cliffs in the distance.663 views
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A red mountain.663 views
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A dune.662 views
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.662 views
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The village square.661 views
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.661 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)661 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.660 views
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.660 views
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Cactus detail.660 views
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.659 views
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Moonscape.657 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. :)657 views
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.656 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.654 views
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A pile of salt.653 views
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.651 views
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Curves.651 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.650 views
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.649 views
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Rolling hills.649 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.649 views
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.647 views
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.646 views
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The road on the other side of the valley.644 views
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Moonscape.643 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.641 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.640 views
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.638 views
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Road.638 views
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.635 views
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Flower.631 views
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.624 views
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