 Most viewed - May 2009
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... perfect for long walks ...1777 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1374 views
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A long stretch of sand.1311 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1254 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.843 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.819 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)797 views
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Road.682 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?664 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.488 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(426 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.411 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)407 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.403 views
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Looooong beach ...402 views
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Colored hills.395 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.389 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.366 views
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The beach was deserted.364 views
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Lanzarote landscape.360 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)351 views
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Waves.347 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.345 views
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Into the sun.340 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. ;)339 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.339 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.338 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.338 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)338 views
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In the car along the desert road.338 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.338 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.337 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.337 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.337 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.337 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.336 views
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... and towards the north.335 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.335 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.335 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.335 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.334 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.334 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.333 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.332 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.331 views
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Climbing the dune.331 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.330 views
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More white sandy beaches.330 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.329 views
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Typical architecture.329 views
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In the plane.329 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.328 views
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The bay.328 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.328 views
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Yep, the water is cold.327 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.327 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.326 views
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Green window.326 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.326 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.325 views
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A dune and a photographer.325 views
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A house with a view.325 views
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Limestone.325 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)325 views
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More Algerian landscapes.324 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.324 views
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Kiddie pool.324 views
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One more look before returning.324 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.324 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.324 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.323 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.323 views
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The dune.323 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.323 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.322 views
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A black rock.322 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.321 views
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Strange-looking flowers.321 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.320 views
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The bay.320 views
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Low tide.320 views
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A red mountain.320 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.320 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!319 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)319 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.319 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.319 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.319 views
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Arid slopes.319 views
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On the dune.319 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.319 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.318 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.318 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.317 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.317 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)317 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.317 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.316 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.316 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.316 views
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Remember these hills?316 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.316 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.315 views
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A windmill.315 views
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Colorful hills.315 views
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)314 views
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Seagulls.314 views
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Yellow slopes.314 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.314 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)313 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.313 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.312 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.312 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.312 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.312 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.312 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.312 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.312 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.312 views
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Shades of nature's colors.312 views
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Turbulent waters.311 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(311 views
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Corralejo and its desert.311 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.310 views
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Kiddie pool at night.310 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.310 views
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A volcanic cone.310 views
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A white road and a red road.310 views
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My footsteps.310 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.309 views
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The village of Tindaya.309 views
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Number 6.309 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.309 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.309 views
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Looking out the cave.308 views
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Red glow on a mountain.308 views
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A roundabout.308 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. ;)307 views
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Our car down below.307 views
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A windsurfer.307 views
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Sand.307 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.306 views
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Purple skies in the evening.306 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.306 views
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The beach.306 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.306 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.306 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.305 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.305 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.305 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.305 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.304 views
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The view of the bay and the village.304 views
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In the cave.304 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.304 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.303 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.303 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.303 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.303 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.303 views
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The dune.303 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.303 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.302 views
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Green waves.302 views
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Climbing the dune.302 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.302 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.302 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.302 views
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Enjoying the wind.301 views
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The city beach.301 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.301 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.301 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.301 views
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A Moroccan town.300 views
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A river snaking its way through the desert.300 views
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Yellow dunes.300 views
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And they are really scenic.300 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.300 views
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Beaches of Cofete.300 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.300 views
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Moonscape.300 views
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Road.300 views
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A lookout on the cliff.300 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.299 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.299 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.299 views
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Colorful hills.299 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.299 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.298 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. :)298 views
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Colorful houses.298 views
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O hai! :)298 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.297 views
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There was a lookout point ...297 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.297 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.297 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.297 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?297 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.297 views
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Green doorways.297 views
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