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 III

 O'Keefe : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Mountain shots today...

LOS : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

 Curvaceous :  Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Unbearable Lightness : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Fuerteventura : Part II

Western sand dunes : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Jan and Christa and their dogs, Felix and Candy, often go for long walks out to the coast. They took us on one such walk our first full day on the island.

Sand and sea : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Volcanic rock and sea sand : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Fuerteventura was once covered in active volcanoes, which explains the mix of sand from the sea and volcanic rock from the island combining to make these dunes. Here are a few photos of Fuerteventura's west coast.

The Blues : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10