The Beach

Cinque Terre, Italy

After leaving Zermatt last Fall, we headed down to Italy and the Cinque Terre. Late October is a risky time to go as it could be raining, but we lucked out and had beautiful weather the whole time (even though the Italians kept insisting it was Winter).

Fuerteventura: The End

My aunt and uncle.









Not for the faint of heart.






This garlic and butter shrimp dish was extremely tasty!

Playing in the Dunes

One of the days on Fuerteventura (in the Canary Islands), we drove to the sand dunes. We all had fun playing and walking in the sand (including the two dogs).












The biggest hotel we saw. It reminded me of a cruise ship.

Fuerteventura IV: Off the Beaten Path

We took my uncle's Jeep out into the wilderness for a beautiful walk. We saw a bit of wildlife as well. Unfortunately, the most interesting bird we saw was as we were driving by in the Jeep, so I couldn't get a shot of it.






Animal tracks



I'm sure one of you can tell me what this is.



Any birders out there know what this one is?


















Another type of animal tracks.

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain: Take a Walk on the Wild Side

My aunt and uncle live in Fuerteventura, an island in the Canary Islands, and we headed there next. The Canary Islands are just off the coast of Africa, but belong to Spain. They tell me all the islands are completely different. This one looked as if someone had taken a chunk of Arizona desert and dropped in the ocean. We took a great walk the first day we were there along a cliff/hill overlooking the coastline. This is Felix, one of their dogs. The other is named Candy and you will see shots of her as well.












Broken car window glass.
























The obligatory geology shot for my parents.