 Most viewed - May 2009
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Beaches of Cofete.694 views
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The wind never stops blowing.693 views
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To the south there is a series of sandy beaches and more cliffs in the distance.693 views
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A lookout on the cliff.693 views
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Small village Majanicho in the north. Again, no people anywhere.692 views
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The beach.692 views
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The thunder of crashing waves is deafening.691 views
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A river snaking its way through the desert.690 views
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... and saw an imposing structure on top of a hill. "What the hell is this?" we thought.690 views
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The lighthouse at Puerto de la Cruz.690 views
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Number 6.690 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.689 views
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The position of the lighthouse is really impressive.689 views
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Back at the village after the dark clouds had disappeared.688 views
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On the way back the weather didn't cease to show its dramatic side.688 views
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Colorful hills.687 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.687 views
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Would you like to live there?686 views
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Limestone.686 views
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The clouds obscured the sun, which is not a good thing when it's windy and you're wet. ;)686 views
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We found this littly cactus with long thorns.685 views
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We just sat for a while and enjoyed the sound of the wind.685 views
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In the cave.685 views
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Dune.683 views
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Yes, there was one person! Miracle! :)683 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.683 views
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At the end of the trail there are a couple of caves that are accessible to public.683 views
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I don't know where all the inhabitants were, but we didn't see a soul.682 views
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Is that a snake trail?682 views
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Hard terrain mixed with the soft dunes.681 views
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At the end of the El Cotillo area there is Faro del Tostón, a red-and-white striped lighthouse.681 views
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The cliffs and the waves.681 views
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"Cracks" in the ground.681 views
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Colorful houses.681 views
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The coast through the dirty window. :(681 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)680 views
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Moon-like landscapes abound.680 views
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Are you taking a photo of me?680 views
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After scouting this lookout the previous day, we returned the following morning, but the weather didn't cooperate much.680 views
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We sped back under dark clouds and past some red mountains.679 views
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The beach itself was idyllic.679 views
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Yellow slopes.679 views
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Typical colors: white and green.678 views
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This fortress overlooks the steep bay.678 views
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Purple skies in the evening.677 views
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On the road close to La Oliva we basked in the late afternoon light.677 views
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One more look from the pass and off we were to the long drive back to Corralejo.677 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.677 views
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A golf course on Lanzarote.676 views
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More patterns.676 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.676 views
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Peter at the top of the dune.675 views
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A coastal town on Lanzarote.674 views
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We heard that there is a lighthouse not far from Las Playitas. We drove along this valley ...674 views
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Green doorways.674 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.674 views
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The church in Pájara with a lush and shady park.673 views
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The harsh landscapes with sparse vegetation is very scenic.673 views
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The village of Cofete. We didn't see one single inhabitant, just a few goats.673 views
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Just before landing on Lanzarote.673 views
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Approaching over a tourist resort on Fuerteventura.672 views
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Kiddie pool at night.672 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.672 views
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An unusual species of cacti. I have no idea what it's called.672 views
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Looking out the cave.671 views
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Red glow on a mountain.671 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.670 views
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You can only stop at a few designated places.670 views
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Desolate, but beautiful.670 views
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An inn? We never found out, the place was closed and there was absolutely nobody. Completely abandoned.669 views
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Peter was just as trigger-happy as me. :)669 views
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A girl was about to place a tripod in the waves. I think her camera got wet. :)669 views
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One more look before returning.669 views
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Terraces.669 views
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A panoramic view of the bay.668 views
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An older house. I love the lamp.667 views
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From the cliff.667 views
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The walk along the trail is pleasant, but it was hot and humid and windless that day.666 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. :)665 views
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After ten minutes at the beach we headed to the dunes. I wonder which animal made these tracks. :)665 views
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All the time the wind kept sweeping the sand over the dunes (and into us!).665 views
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There is also a museum next to the lighthouse, but it was closed when we were there.665 views
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Turbulent waters.665 views
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Waves crashing against the rocks.664 views
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Expansive views back towards Betancuria ...664 views
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The view of the bay and the village.664 views
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Shades of nature's colors.664 views
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No, I had no intention of going there anyway. ;)662 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.662 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.662 views
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Lonely streets of Ajuy.662 views
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Cofete.661 views
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The sun was hiding again as it had been almost every day around sunset.660 views
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By noon we made it to Ajuy, a coastal village with a black sandy beach and some interesting cliffs.660 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.659 views
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... high above the sea ...658 views
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The clouds were gracious enough to grant us one single sun ray. :)658 views
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A red mountain.657 views
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A dune.656 views
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At another lookout point at the top of another pass there were two giant statues of men in thongs. :)655 views
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Cactus detail.655 views
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Cliffs in the distance.655 views
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The village square.654 views
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There's a path to the nearby cliff which you can climb with some great views.654 views
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... with nothing but the desert and the water all around.654 views
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Windswept sandy beaches strewn with rocks.654 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.652 views
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Later on we stopped in the town of Pájara. Peter wsa dwarfed by a giant cactus.652 views
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The village of Vega del Río de Palmas has a picturesque plaza with a church.651 views
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Moonscape.651 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. :)651 views
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.650 views
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A pile of salt.648 views
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Las Playitas from the inland side: it looks like a white village in the middle of the desert.645 views
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Several dirt roads deep down in the valley.645 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.644 views
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Curves.643 views
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Here the sand is white and not yellow as around Corralejo.643 views
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The view towards the west and the sea.643 views
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Rolling hills.641 views
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The lagoons around it offer calm waters in contrast with the raging waves crashing against the outer shore.640 views
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Moonscape.639 views
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The road on the other side of the valley.638 views
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Road.635 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.634 views
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Apart from green, blue is also a popular color for house paint.632 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.632 views
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An obligatory fish-eye shot. ;) Yes, the sea is almost 200 meters down below.629 views
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Flower.626 views
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Most roads were lined with this red plant with small leaves.618 views
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