Playa Del Salmo
in Fuerteventura, Spain
![Sand dunes.](https://assets.chrisruppel.com/img/img@1280/fuerteventura-playadelsalmo-1.jpeg)
![A cliff ending at the water.](https://assets.chrisruppel.com/img/img@1280/fuerteventura-playadelsalmo-3.jpeg)
![Sand dunes.](https://assets.chrisruppel.com/img/img@1280/fuerteventura-playadelsalmo-2.jpeg)
![Ocean waves crashing into the rocks at the foot of the cliff.](https://assets.chrisruppel.com/img/img@1280/fuerteventura-playadelsalmo-4.jpeg)
![Peeking through the holes in a pile of rocks at the beach.](https://assets.chrisruppel.com/img/img@1280/fuerteventura-playadelsalmo-5.jpeg)
Playa Jandía is a beach near the south tip of the island. Flanked by massive sand dunes, it is a very shallow, gradual beach. The tide can swallow 150m of coast as it rises and falls. The dunes are allegedly a nature preserve, but that doesn't stop people from climbing up them. I didn't do it because the signs said not to, but it was tempting.
Instead I enjoyed a long walk along this beach to the cliff at the far end. I actually started out by picking up some plastic that washed ashore and looking for a trash can, but it turned into a nice hour-long walk. Great beach for a casual stroll!