100 Friends and Family : Fuerteventura Edition

Jan-Peter and Christa

Maya's uncle, Jan-Peter, and his wife, Christa, are originally from Germany. They're now retired and, based on a vacation taken long, long ago to the Canary Islands, have settled in permanently. Jan was an architect and engineer and Christa spent time in the theater and as a photographer. They were lovely hosts and we enjoyed staying with them!

Felix on the Sand Dunes near Corralejo

Jan-Peter and Christa at home with Candy

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Fuerteventura : Part VII

Hernandez : Tuineje

Just some last, miscellaneous photos from around the island of Fuertaventura...

Laundry : Tuineje

Fixer-Upper : Tuineje

Oxidation : Tuineje

Fly over : Corralejo

To see more photos, go to my Picasa Web Album for Fuertaventura.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Fuerteventura : Part VI + Post #300

 Felix

Some of Tuineje's animal life: Jan and Christa have two dogs named Felix and Candy. Their neighbors have donkeys. I don't know the donkeys' names, but they all sure were cute!

On a seemingly unrelated note, if I'm reading Blogger correctly, this is my 300th post on The F-Stops Here... and my 1,100th post as a member of the City Daily Photo community. (I clocked 800 posts on my former blog, D.C. Confidential.) Hm. I think this might be cause for a party!

Refusal

"I can hear you looking at me!"

Gentle giant

Candy

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Fuerteventura : Part V

Triumphant

Some of the plant life to be found around Tuineje...

Cactus and Windmill

Platter of Prickly Pear

Date Tree

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Fuerteventura : Part IV

 Weathered

Doors and windows on buildings and homes in Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain.

Also, a note of congratulations to friend Peter in Paris whose photo blog, Peter's Paris, was chosen by Blogger last Friday as a blog of note. If you have a chance to visit Paris, Peter is a lovely guide. Last summer, several of us had the opportunity to meet up with him in the City of Lights and enjoyed a day of wonderful photography and backstreet touristing with this gentle giant. In fact, here's a great photo of Peter and Virginia at the top of the Sacre Coeur. Congrats, Peter!

 Shut Out

 Rainbow

 Shadows of O'Keefe

Red Rock Original

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Fuerteventura : Part I

No. 19 (Vertical) : Tuineje, Feurteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

I'm not 100% sure what I was expecting when the subject of a vacation in the Canary Islands came up. I think I had something akin to Greece and the Mediterranean or something similar in mind. Fuerteventura was none of that. That's not to say this vacation was a disappointment. Rather, it was a pleasant surprise.

 Circles in Ocean Blue : Tuineje, Feurteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

We stayed in the town of Tuineje with Maya's uncle, Jan-Peter, and his wife, Christa. The topography of Fuerteventura is similar to the U.S. desert southwest, but with a coast. The next few days will feature photos from this unique island off the west coast of Africa.

Today's photos, taken a week ago, feature shots from around the town of Tuineje.

No. 19 (Horizontal) : Tuineje, Feurteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10