 Most viewed - May 2009
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... perfect for long walks ...1850 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1455 views
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A long stretch of sand.1382 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1324 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.918 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.897 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)896 views
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Road.767 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?728 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.558 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.548 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(528 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)514 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.499 views
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Looooong beach ...493 views
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Colored hills.488 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.483 views
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The beach was deserted.454 views
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Lanzarote landscape.448 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.441 views
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Waves.437 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.430 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.423 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.420 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.419 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)419 views
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... and towards the north.418 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.417 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.417 views
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Climbing the dune.417 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)417 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.416 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.415 views
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A black rock.415 views
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In the car along the desert road.415 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.414 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.414 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.413 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.411 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.410 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.409 views
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Low tide.409 views
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Colorful hills.409 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. ;)408 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.408 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.408 views
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More white sandy beaches.408 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.408 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.407 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)407 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.406 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.406 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.405 views
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Into the sun.405 views
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In the plane.405 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.404 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.404 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.403 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.403 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.403 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.402 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.402 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.401 views
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Kiddie pool.400 views
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Yep, the water is cold.400 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.399 views
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Seagulls.399 views
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Typical architecture.399 views
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The bay.399 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.399 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.398 views
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Green window.398 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.398 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.398 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.398 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.397 views
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A house with a view.397 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.396 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.396 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.395 views
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I took a hundred photos of this hill. :)395 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.395 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.395 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.395 views
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Corralejo and its desert.395 views
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More Algerian landscapes.394 views
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)394 views
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A dune and a photographer.394 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.394 views
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Remember these hills?394 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.394 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.393 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.393 views
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One more look before returning.393 views
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Limestone.393 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.393 views
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The dune.393 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.393 views
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The bay.392 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.392 views
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Puerto del Rosario from above.392 views
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We were already in the clouds.392 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)391 views
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Climbing the dune.391 views
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A red mountain.390 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!389 views
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A Moroccan town.389 views
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A volcanic cone.389 views
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Turbulent waters.389 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.388 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.388 views
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Patterns of the ground.388 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.388 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.387 views
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The village of Tindaya.387 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.387 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.387 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.387 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.386 views
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A windmill.386 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.386 views
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Arid slopes.386 views
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On the dune.386 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.385 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.385 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.385 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.385 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)384 views
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We skipped breakfast and started at about 7 a.m., drove across the whole island and arrived at the town of Morro Jable at about 9 a.m. The place is quite touristy, but our main interest was the beach.384 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. ;)384 views
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The road the descends from the lookout at the pass is winding and narrow.384 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.384 views
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A white road and a red road.384 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.384 views
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Our car down below.384 views
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A windsurfer.384 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.384 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(384 views
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Beaches of Cofete.383 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.383 views
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Strange-looking flowers.383 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.382 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.382 views
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Looking out the cave.382 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.382 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)382 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.381 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.381 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.381 views
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Sand.381 views
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Red glow on a mountain.381 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.381 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.380 views
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The view of the bay and the village.380 views
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The cliffs and the waves.379 views
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Shades of nature's colors.379 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.378 views
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Yellow dunes.378 views
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Enjoying the wind.378 views
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The city beach.378 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.378 views
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My footsteps.378 views
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A road divides the sea and the dunes.377 views
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It reminded me of some Greek islands.377 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.377 views
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Yellow slopes.377 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.377 views
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Our Opel Corsa.376 views
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And they are really scenic.376 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.376 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.376 views
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A red valley.376 views
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A roundabout.376 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.375 views
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Kiddie pool at night.375 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.375 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.375 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.375 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.374 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.374 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)374 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.374 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?374 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.374 views
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In the cave.374 views
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Rolling hills.373 views
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Nothing but rock and sand and small resilient bushes.373 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.373 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.373 views
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Number 6.373 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.373 views
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One.372 views
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Purple skies in the evening.372 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.372 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.371 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.371 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.371 views
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... high above the sea ...370 views
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To help you cross a wide belt of sand to get to the sea, there's a wooden path, but it's wobbly. Very wobbly. :)370 views
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Cofete.370 views
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