 Most viewed - May 2009
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.585 views
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There were only a handful of swimmers at the beach.585 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)585 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.584 views
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The mists of the horizon prevented the sunrise from being spectacular. The light was weak and pretty colorless.584 views
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The city beach.584 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.584 views
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Looking out the cave.584 views
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The beach.584 views
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.583 views
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A river snaking its way through the desert.583 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. :)583 views
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The landscape amazed me.583 views
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Small village Majanicho in the north. Again, no people anywhere.583 views
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There is a dune looming behind the beach.583 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.583 views
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The cliffs and the waves.583 views
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Kiddie pool at night.582 views
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To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.582 views
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Typical architecture.582 views
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One more look before returning.582 views
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Colorful hills.582 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...581 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.581 views
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The rocky beach at Los Molinos.581 views
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Las Salinas del Carmen.580 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.580 views
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The thunder of crashing waves is deafening.580 views
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Road.580 views
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Turbulent waters.580 views
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In the cave.580 views
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O hai! :)580 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.579 views
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The position of the lighthouse is really impressive.579 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?579 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.579 views
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.578 views
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You can only stop at a few designated places.578 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.577 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.577 views
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Moonscape.577 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.576 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.576 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.575 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.575 views
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Cofete.574 views
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Waves crashing against the rocks.573 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)573 views
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.573 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.572 views
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Rolling hills.572 views
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)572 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.572 views
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Moon-like landscapes abound.571 views
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The wind never stops blowing.571 views
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Dune.571 views
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Beaches of Cofete.571 views
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The village of Cofete. We didn't see one single inhabitant, just a few goats.571 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.571 views
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Strange-looking flowers.571 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.570 views
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.569 views
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).569 views
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A girl was about to place a tripod in the waves. I think her camera got wet. :)569 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.569 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.569 views
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Red glow on a mountain.569 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)568 views
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Typical colors: white and green.568 views
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.568 views
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.568 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.568 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.567 views
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)567 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.567 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.567 views
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The landscape is barren and almost devoid of settlements, just a house here and there.566 views
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.565 views
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... high above the sea ...565 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.565 views
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Yellow slopes.565 views
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Green doorways.565 views
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Shades of nature's colors.565 views
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The road is not paved but it's quite easily negotiable.564 views
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.563 views
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.563 views
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Green waves.562 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.561 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)560 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.560 views
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Purple skies in the evening.559 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)559 views
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The village square.558 views
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.558 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.558 views
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.557 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)556 views
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Cliffs in the distance.556 views
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The view of the bay and the village.556 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. :)556 views
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Cactus detail.555 views
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Road.555 views
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Terraces.553 views
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More patterns.552 views
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From the cliff.552 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.551 views
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.551 views
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Peter at the top of the dune.551 views
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The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.551 views
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An unusual species of cacti. I have no idea what it's called.551 views
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Moonscape.551 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.551 views
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.549 views
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Curves.549 views
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.544 views
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.543 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.539 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.539 views
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The road on the other side of the valley.538 views
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...537 views
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Flower.535 views
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.535 views
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.532 views
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.532 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.530 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.530 views
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A dune.530 views
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A pile of salt.523 views
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.523 views
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.516 views
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