... perfect for long walks ...1704 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1299 views
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A long stretch of sand.1236 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1148 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.776 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.732 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)718 views
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Road.582 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?571 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.404 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.322 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(290 views
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Looooong beach ...288 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)287 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.280 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.275 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)273 views
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Waves.271 views
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Typical architecture.262 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.261 views
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In the car along the desert road.259 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.258 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. ;)257 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.257 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.256 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.255 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.252 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.251 views
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In the plane.251 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.250 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.249 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.249 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.248 views
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Low tide.248 views
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The beach was deserted.248 views
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Strange-looking flowers.246 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.245 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.245 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.244 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.244 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.244 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)244 views
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Into the sun.243 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.243 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.242 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.242 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.241 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.241 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.240 views
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A black rock.240 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.239 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.239 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.239 views
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More white sandy beaches.239 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.238 views
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The bay.238 views
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A dune and a photographer.237 views
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Climbing the dune.237 views
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A volcanic cone.237 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.237 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)237 views
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A white road and a red road.236 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(236 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.235 views
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... and towards the north.235 views
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The village of Tindaya.235 views
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Colored hills.235 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.235 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.235 views
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One more look before returning.235 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.234 views
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A windmill.234 views
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Yellow slopes.234 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.233 views
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The cliffs and the waves.233 views
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A house with a view.233 views
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Arid slopes.233 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.232 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.232 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.232 views
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A red mountain.232 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.232 views
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Corralejo and its desert.232 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.231 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.231 views
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Turbulent waters.231 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.230 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.230 views
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In the cave.230 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.230 views
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Shades of nature's colors.230 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)230 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.229 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.229 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.229 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.229 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.229 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.229 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.228 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. ;)228 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.228 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.228 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.228 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!227 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)227 views
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Enjoying the wind.227 views
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The city beach.227 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.227 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.227 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.227 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.227 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.227 views
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Red glow on a mountain.227 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)226 views
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Climbing the dune.226 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.226 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.226 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?226 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.226 views
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Colorful hills.226 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.226 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.226 views
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My footsteps.226 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.226 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.226 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.226 views
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A roundabout.226 views
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Kiddie pool at night.225 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.225 views
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The dune.225 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.224 views
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Beaches of Cofete.224 views
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Seagulls.224 views
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A lookout on the cliff.224 views
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Limestone.224 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.224 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.223 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.223 views
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The bay.223 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.223 views
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We were already in the clouds.223 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.222 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.222 views
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The view of the bay and the village.222 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. :)222 views
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Remember these hills?222 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.222 views
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Sand.222 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.222 views
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Yep, the water is cold.221 views
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And they are really scenic.221 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.221 views
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Looking out the cave.221 views
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O hai! :)221 views
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Colorful hills.221 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.221 views
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The beach.221 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.221 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.220 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.220 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)220 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.220 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.220 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.220 views
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A windsurfer.220 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.220 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.219 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.219 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.219 views
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Colorful houses.219 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.218 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.218 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.218 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.218 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.218 views
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Number 6.218 views
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Lanzarote landscape.218 views
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Lanzarote landscape.218 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.218 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.217 views
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Purple skies in the evening.217 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.217 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.217 views
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Road.217 views
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Green window.217 views
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On the dune.217 views
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The beach.217 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.217 views
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From above it's easy to see how arid Lanzarote is.216 views
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Kiddie pool.216 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.216 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.216 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.216 views
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Moonscape.216 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.216 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.215 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.215 views
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The dune.215 views
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One.214 views
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Patterns of the ground.214 views
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