Here is a picture of something I made with the sand that we collected from places that we've visited. On top is coral from the northeast coast, next is the orange sand, next is white sand and last is black sand.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Sand
We've read that there are 7 colors of sand in the UAE. We have seen 3 of them so far - the orange sand of the huge sand dunes to the south, the black sand of the northeast coast and the white sand in Dubai. In addition the the colors the sand itself is different, just like there are many types of snow. The sand on the northeast coast is black, thick and sinky... meaning that when you stepped your foot sunk in much more than expected. The sand here in Dubai is white and more coarse - not at all good for sand castle building. The orange sand in the desert is fine and also not good for sand play.
Here is a picture of something I made with the sand that we collected from places that we've visited. On top is coral from the northeast coast, next is the orange sand, next is white sand and last is black sand.
Here is a picture of something I made with the sand that we collected from places that we've visited. On top is coral from the northeast coast, next is the orange sand, next is white sand and last is black sand.
