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Fuerteventura - Day 4

The mists of the horizon prevented the sunrise from being spectacular. The light was weak and pretty colorless.

The wind never stops blowing.

Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)

After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)

Patterns in the sand were amazing.

Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.

A dune.

One of the largest dunes probably pale in comparison with, let's say, Namib dunes, but I enjoyed the photoshoot anyway.

Peter at the top of the dune.

More patterns.

Dune.

Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)

Only rare plants grow in the desert.

The light was slowly becoming stronger as the sun rose.

All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).

Yellow dunes.

Is that a snake trail?

A small green forest. I mean really small.

The coastal road.

Small village Majanicho in the north. Again, no people anywhere.

Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)

The landscape between Corralejo and El Cotillo is just as deserted and barren as most of the island. Surprisingly, there were many stone fences.

We found this littly cactus with long thorns.

Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(

Cactus detail.

Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.

At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.

The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.

Faro del Tostón.

There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.

Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.

The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.

Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.

To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.

This fortress overlooks the steep bay.

Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.

The beach is ideal for long walks.

Cliffs in the distance.

The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.

We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.

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.

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