Lanzarote, January 2010
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We stayed in a self-catering apartment at Sun Park, Playa Blanca. This is the view of the Sun Park grounds from our balcony.
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Collared doves flocked to the balcony to hoover up crumbs.
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Playa Dorada beach, just a few minutes' walk from Sun Park.
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The Rubicón marina, along the promenade from Costa Dorada.
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Another view of the Rubicón marina.
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Just beyond the marina, the Castillo de las Coloradas (1769), with the beaches of Papagayo in the background.
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Las Coloradas: traditional fishermen's cottages engulfed by new tourist developments.
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The Papagayo beaches, seen from Las Coloradas.
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One of the Papagayo beaches.
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Another Papagayo beach.
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The coastline around the cape past Papagayo.
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Playa Blanca from the ferry, on a day trip to Fuerteventura.
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Playa Dorada from the ferry.
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Typical Fuerteventura landscape.
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Mary by a statue commemorating two Guanche chiefs.
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Doorway of the church at Pájara, decorated with Aztec-style carvings (presumably done by some explorer returning from the New World).
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The dunes of Fuerteventura, on a blustery late afternoon.
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Isla de Lobos, a little island close to Fuerteventura, from the ferry on the return journey.