Sting Ray City, Cayman Islands

My Bearnaise [Britt] brought this back from her trip to the Cayman Islands in Feb 2012

Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia 

also brought back in March 2012

Lochard, Victoria, Australia

courtesy of I & J in March 2012 

Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand

This sand was brought back by my cousin Lee who frequents Thailand. Very fine white sand. Thanks Lee!! :D

Otama Beach, New Zealand.

Otama Beach is located on the North Eastern shore of the Coromandle Peninsula. This sand was picked up on my first vacation in New Zealand in 2009. It has got to be one of the most memorable places I visited during this trip. The sand was so ridiculously white, it barely registers in my photos.

Interesting thing about this sand is that not matter how much you shake it up… the dark and white sand dont mix. they may intermingle a bit, but generally they stay seperate! I brought back a huge bag of this.

**The link above is the exact spot this sand was taken from, but I do not own this photo.

Papakōlea Beach [green sand beach], Big Island, Hawaii

This sand was brought back home from our trip to Hawaii in 2009. The green colouring is due to the presence of Olivine Crystals in the sand.

Ramla Beach, Gozo, Malta

This beautiful rusty sand is from the Island of Gozo, one of the Maltese Islands in the Mediterranean. I&J brought this home

Honduras

This sand was brought home by a family friend from Honduras. I am not exactly sure where it came from but its quite coarse with bigger pieces of coral through it

Whakaari [White Island], New Zealand

White Island is an active volcano about 50km from the east coast of the North Island.

This is NZs only active marine volcano and the world most accessible. This sand was taken during a tour of the island by I&J

Karikari Peninsula , New Zealand.

This is from somewhere on the Karikari Peninsula, on the North Island… I should check to see exactly where it came from, but its beautiful non the less!! This very fine, light grey sand sparkles in the sun.

Kangaroo Island, Australia

Kangaroo Island is just south of Australia, it is famous for its honey and being the largest bee sanctuary in the world.

It has many wildlife protected areas and lots of bird species that are endangered.

I&J gave me this sand.

Basque, Spain, San Sebastian

Ill fill this in later… I dont really know much about this place lol… but I love the sand!

Sandy Bay, Opitu, New Zealand

This is another Black sand. very heavy, fine and sparkles in the light. I really wish I could capture how much some of these sands sparkle.

This is from I&J as well, I sure wouldnt want to walk on this sand in the summer… my feeet hurt just thinking about  it lol

Jibe City, Bonaire

I hope one day, to be able to travel to Bonaire. They have the craziest beaches! This sand is very fine with broken small pieces of coral, and its a fawny colour.

This is also from I&J

Sumner Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand

This powder fine, beautiful grey sand is from Christchurch. Its the type of sand that you would LOVE to walk in!

c/o I&J