Sentences with phrase «black volcanic rocks»

The resort restaurant and infinity pool look out over the private white sand beach, dotted with some black volcanic rocks which lies only metres away.

If you are staying at Koh Mak Resort or Cococape then you'll have Koh Kham, with it's small white sand beach and black volcanic rocks, about 1 km away and the smaller island of Koh Pee also lies within easy reach.

They also make all - natural paints from the local red, white and black volcanic rocks; they spin their works on a manual pottery wheel, shaping each piece with dried gourd shells and corncobs; and then dry their pottery alternately in the sun and in a wood - fired oven.

The jet black volcanic rocks beneath your feet as the white brilliance of waves crashes over the coastline forcing turquoise water up through the lava holes.

There is only one set of footprints in the sand that lead directly to a village just beyond the barrier - bitten black volcanic rocks.

Brier took the term to mean obsidian — a glassy black volcanic rock that can be flaked to a razor's edge.

There are over 150 beaches on the island ranging from fine, white sand to black volcanic rock from volcanic activity ranging back thousands of years.

The black volcanic rock that makes up much of the rest of Aruba created this small pool, which can comfortably fit a little more than a dozen people at any time.

Each Turks & Caicos villa occupies a private plot of up to two acres, the Residences comprise between three and five bedroom pavilions, living dining / spaces and separate kitchens, all set around infinity pools in black volcanic rock and framed by serene lakes and ponds

The stretches of black volcanic rock landscape is trimmed by a chain of multi-hued mountains only broken by the green of the odd cactus plant that has managed to flourish.

The climb up takes two to three hours, moving through fig trees, oleander and broom at the base to sparse shrubs further up and finally nothing but black volcanic rock.

This Caribbean beach villa has a pool in black volcanic rock surrounded by extensive hardwood decking.

Lanzarote is rapidly becoming one of Europe's premier sites for diving and sub aquatic sports with black volcanic rock, large reefs and marine conservation sites offering some great exploration for all.

There are world - class diving facilities too, with striking black volcanic rock and coral reefs to explore.

You will certainly take this beach with you in your memories... it has expansive ocean views and wonderful little tide pools in the black volcanic rock formations on the shore, tree - lined trails leading to and from the beach connect partly to the Wild Pacific Trail.

SeaWomen is a video and sound installation by Mikhail Karikis focusing on a fast vanishing community of elderly female sea workers living on the North Pacific island of Jeju — a jagged patch of black volcanic rock that belongs to South Korea and floats between Japan and China.

Not exact matches

Young trees are planted in black, volcanic soil so new that it often seems the farmers are planting their seedlings in rock instead of soil.

After a few minutes, the terrain gave way to dusty, black, pockmarked volcanic rock.

He interprets Black Beauty as a volcanic rock that got exposed to a lot of water on the way up to the Martian surface.

To the naked eye, pyroxenes are black minerals and are very abundant in basalts, such as the volcanic rocks found in Hawaii.

Black lava bead is made of volcanic lava rock Red bead is made of red agate stone Orange bead is made of orange jade stone Yellow (tiger eye) bead is made of tiger eye stone Green bead is made of green aventurine stone Light blue bead is made of blue jade stone Dark blue bead is made of blue lapis lazuli stone Purple bead is made of purple jade stone

The black sands of the beach — black due to the colour of the volcanic rock from which they are formed — lay virtually deserted for miles apart from the occasional local fisherman, or surfer enjoying uncrowded waves.

Neruda gave the minuscule town the name «Black Island,» inspired by the many volcanic - like rocks that speckle its beaches.

Black Rock, a volcanic outcropping that provides excellent snorkeling, is near the north end of Kaanapali Beach by the Sheraton.

A longer scenic route from I - 40 and Route 53 near Acoma takes you past the forbidding black volcanic flow of El Malpais, through pretty mesa - dotted country and by El Morro National Monument (also known as Inscription Rock).

On Hawaii's Big Island, the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu is an intimate isolated resort spread among low - rise bungalows just steps from crystalline Pacific waters and a volcanic rock coast with black lava outcroppings.

Admire the dramatic black rocks and the contrasting white pumice while sailing along volcanic shores to Nea Kameni.

The coast is full of diversity: from sandy beaches and dunes on the east coast of the island formed by sand brought from the Sahara desert, to the hidden villages surrounded by volcanic rocks and black sand beaches on the west coast.

As the name suggests, the underwater landscape is filled with volcanic black rocks that have become home to many interesting fish species.

Walking up the volcano in Tanna (2 steps forward and 1 step back in the black volcanic ash) only to have rocks the size of our jeep spewed out at us — also I thought was normal.

Nick - named «the black pearl of Mediterranean», a reference to the dark volcanic rock erupting from the ground, the island is accessible by a small plane which departs daily from Palermo, its slim silhouette cutting through the skies being the only disturbance to the quiet island life.

Visitors can sunbathe on the island's black volcanic sand and marvel at its dramatic rock formations.

Visitors first encountered five black stone monoliths (four made of marble and one of volcanic rock) set on pale plywood plinths.

Built in 1970, the 6,650 tons of black basalt (a volcanic rock also common to the moon and Mars) was paved into a 1,500 - foot counter-clockwise coil.

The volcanic rock formations, juxtaposed with wildflowers, spindly trees, blue - white - black skies, a brief downpour, slick roads, campers, and gung - ho mountain bikers who wanted to know where we started our trip («Idaho Falls,» Eric said, and then paused, and corrected himself: «Boston!»)

Or take a short flight over to the Big Island and spend a day on Punaluʻu black sand beach created by crushed volcanic rock.