 Most viewed - May 2009
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.658 views
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Colorful hills.658 views
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Waves overflowing a rocky barrier in front of the cliffs.657 views
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Green window.657 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(656 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.655 views
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To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.655 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.654 views
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Lots of greenery around the resort is actually deceiving as the island itself is not nearly as green.654 views
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Kiddie pool at night.654 views
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The landscape is barren and almost devoid of settlements, just a house here and there.654 views
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The wind never stops blowing.654 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.654 views
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Waiting for the take-off at the Fuerteventura airport.654 views
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.653 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.652 views
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The village of Cofete. We didn't see one single inhabitant, just a few goats.652 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.652 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.652 views
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The position of the lighthouse is really impressive.651 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.651 views
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Colorful houses.651 views
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The landscape amazed me.650 views
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Faro del Tostón.650 views
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The beach.650 views
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Beaches of Cofete.649 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?649 views
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In the cave.649 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.647 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.646 views
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.646 views
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We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.646 views
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One more look before returning.646 views
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Moon-like landscapes abound.645 views
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.645 views
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Is that a snake trail?645 views
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The cliffs and the waves.645 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.645 views
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)644 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.644 views
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Limestone.644 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.643 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.643 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.642 views
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.641 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.641 views
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You can only stop at a few designated places.641 views
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.641 views
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Yellow slopes.641 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)640 views
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Typical colors: white and green.640 views
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)640 views
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A girl was about to place a tripod in the waves. I think her camera got wet. :)640 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.640 views
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Dune.639 views
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).639 views
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Turbulent waters.639 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)639 views
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Waves crashing against the rocks.638 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)638 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.638 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.637 views
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.637 views
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They eat out of your hand or try to grab hold of the goodie to eat it somewhere hidden where there's no danger another squirrel will steal the food.637 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...637 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.637 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.637 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.637 views
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Green doorways.637 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.636 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.635 views
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Looking out the cave.635 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. :)634 views
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.634 views
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.631 views
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Purple skies in the evening.631 views
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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.631 views
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Cofete.631 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.631 views
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A red mountain.631 views
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From the cliff.630 views
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.629 views
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More patterns.629 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.629 views
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.628 views
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The view of the bay and the village.628 views
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The village square.627 views
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.627 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)626 views
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... high above the sea ...626 views
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It turned out this was the lighthouse we were headed to! On top of a 200-meter cliff, it offered fantastic views.625 views
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The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.625 views
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Terraces.625 views
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Red glow on a mountain.625 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.624 views
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...624 views
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Cliffs in the distance.624 views
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An unusual species of cacti. I have no idea what it's called.624 views
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Moonscape.623 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.622 views
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Peter at the top of the dune.622 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)622 views
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.621 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. :)621 views
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Shades of nature's colors.621 views
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Cactus detail.620 views
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.617 views
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.616 views
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Road.616 views
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A bit more to the south there are the salt pans of Las Salinas. The light was terrible but at least there weren't many visitors so we had the place almost to ourselves.615 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.615 views
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.613 views
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The road on the other side of the valley.613 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)613 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.613 views
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The return trip back to the north where we were staying was spectacular again. The road between Pájara and Betancuria, lined with picturesque white stones, twists across a pass.612 views
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Rolling hills.611 views
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Curves.610 views
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Just before returning home we drove to the village of El Cottilo to admire the cliffs and long, wind-swept beaches.610 views
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.609 views
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Moonscape.609 views
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One of the largest dunes probably pale in comparison with, let's say, Namib dunes, but I enjoyed the photoshoot anyway.605 views
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.603 views
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.603 views
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A dune.602 views
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.601 views
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A pile of salt.593 views
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Flower.593 views
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.586 views
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.580 views
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