 Most viewed - May 2009
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... perfect for long walks ...1927 views
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I liked the peak in the distance - what a shape. ;)1548 views
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A long stretch of sand.1472 views
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The (only) loval restaurant was closed, but I loved its back entrance.1405 views
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Down the cliff the rocks were overgrown with green algae.1012 views
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We had a high-jump competition of sorts - did I jump high enough? :)993 views
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It was scorching hot and the promenade was deserted.966 views
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Road.840 views
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Swimming in the pools is not allowed after 7 p.m. Can you believe it?837 views
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Of course I managed to prick my finger on it. :(727 views
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From the dune with a fisheye lens.662 views
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We then drove on a dirt road along the coast. Peter was happy. :)661 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.633 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.630 views
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Looooong beach ...619 views
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Colored hills.607 views
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The beach was deserted.597 views
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Lanzarote landscape.589 views
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A typical bus stop along the road. Main roads are, btw, very good - paved and in a good shape.554 views
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From the pass we descended down to the main road.542 views
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At the end of the valley there is a fantastic lookout point from a pass towards the west.538 views
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A black rock.537 views
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Waves.534 views
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I was standing ankle-deep in the sea to make this picture.528 views
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More white sandy beaches.528 views
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Isla de los Lobos is just a short boat ride away.527 views
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The pretty white church of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a black bell tower in La Oliva.525 views
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People slide down the dunes or even make cartwheels.524 views
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Again, the place is ideal to sit down and listen to the sea.518 views
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One part of the beach is sandy.517 views
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The sun behind the clouds shone on the sea.517 views
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The island is supposed to be famous for goats, but we only saw a handful the whole week.516 views
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Back at the dunes I still found new things to photograph.516 views
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Spinach ravioli - very good! :)516 views
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Some waves spray over ten meters high when they crash into the rocks.514 views
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I wanted to see Los Molinos again to shoot it in a more favorable light.513 views
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The outskirts of La Oliva.512 views
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Peter had fun photographing the water fountain.511 views
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Low tide.511 views
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Ominous clouds approached from the inland to cover the picturesque village.511 views
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... and towards the north.509 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.508 views
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Did I say I was through with patterns? ;)508 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.508 views
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A house with a view.508 views
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I just stood in the water, letting the waves lap at me and taking photos.506 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.505 views
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I took a hundred photos of this hill. :)505 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.505 views
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Climbing the dune.505 views
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One sun beam illuminated a narrow strip of land.505 views
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Climbing the dune.504 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.504 views
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We were already in the clouds.504 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.503 views
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The dune.503 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. ;)502 views
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Many people come here to windsurf.502 views
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A cat sat underneath our table the whole time we ate. This love-struck look was intended for Peter. :)502 views
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And they are really scenic.501 views
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When we had had enough of the sand, we headed south. The landscape around La Oliva is spectacular.500 views
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The Betancuria pass was cloudy and dreary.500 views
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Kiddie pool.499 views
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There was a lookout point ...499 views
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... with the waves gently lapping at your feet.498 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. ;)498 views
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No dogs. Ironically, we saw three dogs - and no humans. :)498 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.498 views
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The bay.497 views
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The wind was so strong here I could harldy keep my camera still.495 views
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A Cofete house.495 views
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In the car along the desert road.495 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.494 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.494 views
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One more look before returning.494 views
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A windsurfer.494 views
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Seagulls.493 views
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A dune and a photographer.493 views
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Los Molinos in the late afternoon light.493 views
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The beaches of Sotavento are a windsurfer's paradise.492 views
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The bay.492 views
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Into the sun.492 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.491 views
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A grid of beach umbrellas? No, thank you.491 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.491 views
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Colorful hills.491 views
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Lanzarote landscape.491 views
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One.490 views
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Every hotel has a swimming pool! ;)489 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.489 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.489 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.489 views
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The village of Puerto de la Cruz with a single giant wind turbine.488 views
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A scrawny little bush in the sand.488 views
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The terraces appeared to have been deserted.488 views
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Our car down below.488 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.487 views
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On the way to Los Molinos.486 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.486 views
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Salt evaporation ponds with a footbridge.485 views
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Yep, the water is cold.485 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.485 views
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Faro del Tostón.484 views
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A white road and a red road.484 views
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Typical architecture.484 views
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My little waterproof Olympus came in handy.484 views
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In the plane.484 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.483 views
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Our lunch, a sea food platter. It was delicious.483 views
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We parked the car and walked to the beach. Beach chairs and umbreally can be rented.483 views
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A roundabout.483 views
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Yellow dunes.482 views
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The landscape between Corralejo and El Cotillo is just as deserted and barren as most of the island. Surprisingly, there were many stone fences.482 views
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The impressive white lighthouse towers above the beach.482 views
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The tide creates an interesting pattern of beach and inlets.482 views
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Puertito de los Molinos.482 views
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Moonscape with the sea in the background.482 views
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A red valley.482 views
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Remember these hills?482 views
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From the hill the views were breathtaking.482 views
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Corralejo and its desert.482 views
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Last view of Lanzarote.482 views
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The food was surprisingly good! Way to go, Niki Air!481 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.481 views
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A windmill.481 views
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The air traffic is quite busy.481 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.480 views
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Enjoying the wind.480 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.480 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.480 views
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Belts of sand formed by the tide.480 views
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Dark and rainy here, but far in the distance the sun was setting.480 views
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A Moroccan town.479 views
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One of the many beaches along the coast.478 views
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This guy was really good - he sped along the beach and made a perfect turn.478 views
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A volcanic cone.478 views
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Just outside La Oliva after sunset.478 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.478 views
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The valley of Vallebrón is full of terraces.477 views
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In the cave.477 views
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Sand.477 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.477 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)477 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.477 views
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More Algerian landscapes.476 views
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An elevated path leads from the town's main avenue to the beach.476 views
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The village of Tindaya.476 views
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The cliffs and the waves.476 views
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On the dune.476 views
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Only rare plants grow in the desert.475 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.475 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.475 views
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Green window.475 views
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A very imaginative letter box.474 views
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The city beach.474 views
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A lookout on the cliff.474 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.474 views
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The beach.474 views
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The dune.474 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.473 views
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The traffic is sparse to say the least. ;)473 views
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Colorful hills.473 views
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My footsteps.473 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.472 views
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Patterns of the ground.472 views
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Nothing but rock and sand and small resilient bushes.471 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.471 views
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Limestone.471 views
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An inland lake in Morocco.470 views
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The sun kept hiding behind one single cloud, which produced a nice play of shadows.470 views
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Blue skies and white clouds and green waters.470 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.470 views
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A road divides the sea and the dunes.469 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...468 views
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The landscape amazed me.466 views
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From the road along the peninsula.466 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.466 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.466 views
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A port town close to Oran, Algeria.465 views
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The town of El Cotillo has a steep, almost inaccessible shore.465 views
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The road the descends from the lookout at the pass is winding and narrow.465 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(465 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.464 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.464 views
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The beach is ideal for long walks.464 views
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Beaches of Cofete.464 views
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Arid slopes.464 views
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The beach.464 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.464 views
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Our next stop was the village of Las Playitas.463 views
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It reminded me of some Greek islands.463 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. :)463 views
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Colorful houses.463 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.462 views
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Fuerteventura is a very windy island so people have made use of the wind power since ancient times. And yes, that's me. :)462 views
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It seemed odd to us that all towns and villages were incredibly deserted. There was nobody in sight. Did we land in the land of ghost towns?462 views
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Our Opel Corsa.462 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.462 views
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Road.462 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. :)462 views
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