... perfect for long walks ...1689 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1282 views
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A long stretch of sand.1216 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1125 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.754 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.717 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)703 views
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Road.557 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?544 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.382 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.300 views
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Looooong beach ...262 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.259 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)258 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)252 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(250 views
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Waves.245 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.242 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.238 views
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Typical architecture.238 views
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In the car along the desert road.238 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. ;)233 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.231 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.230 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.229 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.229 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.228 views
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Low tide.228 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.227 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.226 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.226 views
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Strange-looking flowers.225 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)224 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.224 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.223 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.223 views
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Into the sun.223 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.223 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.222 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.222 views
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In the plane.222 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.221 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.220 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.220 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.219 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.219 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.218 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.218 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.218 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.218 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.217 views
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The beach was deserted.217 views
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A black rock.217 views
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More white sandy beaches.217 views
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A volcanic cone.216 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.215 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.215 views
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One more look before returning.215 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(215 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)215 views
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A white road and a red road.214 views
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The bay.214 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.214 views
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A house with a view.214 views
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A red mountain.214 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.213 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.213 views
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Colored hills.213 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.213 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.213 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.213 views
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Arid slopes.213 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.213 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.212 views
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Climbing the dune.212 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.212 views
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Yellow slopes.212 views
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The cliffs and the waves.212 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.212 views
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Turbulent waters.212 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.212 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.212 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.211 views
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... and towards the north.211 views
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A windmill.211 views
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A dune and a photographer.210 views
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Shades of nature's colors.210 views
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Colorful hills.210 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.210 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)209 views
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Enjoying the wind.209 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.209 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.209 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.209 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.209 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.208 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.208 views
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The village of Tindaya.208 views
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In the cave.208 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)208 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.207 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.207 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.207 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.207 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.207 views
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Corralejo and its desert.207 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!206 views
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Climbing the dune.206 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. ;)206 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.206 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.206 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.205 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.205 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.205 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.205 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.205 views
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My footsteps.205 views
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The view of the bay and the village.204 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.204 views
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Beaches of Cofete.203 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?203 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.203 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.203 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.203 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.203 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)202 views
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Kiddie pool at night.202 views
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The bay.202 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.202 views
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A roundabout.202 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.201 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.201 views
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The city beach.201 views
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Seagulls.201 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.201 views
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A lookout on the cliff.201 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.201 views
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The beach.201 views
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Sand.201 views
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Red glow on a mountain.201 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.200 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.200 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.200 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.200 views
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Road.200 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.200 views
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Limestone.200 views
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And they are really scenic.199 views
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Looking out the cave.199 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.199 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.199 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.199 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.199 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.198 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.198 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.198 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. :)198 views
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Number 6.198 views
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Colorful hills.198 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.198 views
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Remember these hills?198 views
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A windsurfer.198 views
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On the dune.198 views
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The dune.198 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.197 views
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Kiddie pool.197 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.197 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.197 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.197 views
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O hai! :)197 views
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Green window.197 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.197 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.196 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)196 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.196 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.196 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.196 views
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The beach.196 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.196 views
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Yep, the water is cold.195 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.195 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.195 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.195 views
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Moonscape.195 views
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Colorful houses.195 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.195 views
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Lanzarote landscape.195 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.194 views
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Moonscape.194 views
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Green doorways.194 views
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Our car down below.194 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.193 views
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Play of light and shadow.193 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.193 views
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From the cliff.193 views
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A red valley.193 views
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We were already in the clouds.193 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)192 views
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Green waves.192 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.192 views
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