Sentences with phrase «tons of beach sand»

It would be like plunging your hand into 100,000 tons of beach sand and snagging the only purple grain, Stern wrote in Astronomy magazine at the time.

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Across the species» range from Baja California, Mexico, to Alaska, bioerosion on urchin - covered sandstone reefs, the researchers report, produces sediment approximately equivalent to that delivered to the coast by a river — some 200 tons of sediment per hectare — suggesting that when you stroll along the beach, a not insignificant chunk of the sand is, in fact, sea urchin waste.

The beach accessible to this particular property is paved however the beach itself is not swimmable, tons of rocks and less than comfortable (rocky) sand.

Sunset Beach is the sixth and largest of the resort's pools at 7,000 sq. ft., with zero - depth entry, a splash pad and 830 tons of fluffy, cool white sand.

Beach - loving families will be happy to spend most of their time enjoying the sun, sand and sea; building sand castles, snorkeling and playing in the waves can keep kids happy for many hours, but the Riviera Maya also has tons to do off the bBeach - loving families will be happy to spend most of their time enjoying the sun, sand and sea; building sand castles, snorkeling and playing in the waves can keep kids happy for many hours, but the Riviera Maya also has tons to do off the beachbeach.

In conjunction with the room expansion, Sunset Beach — our AAA Five Diamond resort's sixth and largest sparkling pool — features 830 tons of soft sand, a 7,000 sq. ft. pool and 26,000 sq. ft. pool deck.

The star of this tiny island in the Philippines is White Beach, which has lovely sand, warm waters, and tons of shops, restaurants, and dive places lining the shore.

Some of the top surf spots in the region include Santa Teresa (a very popular surf spot for surfers of all levels with tons of beach breaks, Playa del Carmen, Mal Pais (offers long right and shorter left surfing over sand and a very consistent reef break sunset reef) and Manzanillo (excellent outer reef break for big swell).

Barra is an 18 km long beach with many different breaks, there are tons of sand bars and many good waves to be had along this stretch.

Iceland made our list of Amazing Places to Travel in 2018 and has tons of things to do — like soaking in the blue lagoon or exploring the black sand beaches.

For detailed information on where to «chillax» and meet fellow travellers who like to talk loudly about how they «did Laos», based entirely on time spent in an inner tube on the river at Vang Vieng, plus info on how many tons of sand it took to make the Mercure's artificial beach, see the Island Guide.

Stroll along the beach beneath mudstone cliffs, where golden sand ensconces dozens of spherical boulders at the tide line, many weighing several tons and stretching 10 feet in diameter.

It offers scuba diving, a beautiful white sand beach, tons of wild animals including two reintroduction programs, cabinas for rent, mangrove swamps, hiking trails, and much more.

The scenes were all shot on a Hollywood soundstage, in the case of the beach scene using twenty tons of sand.

The last thing you need on your vacation is to save a ton of money and then realize the beach is more sharp rock than warm sand.