Hello from Australia! Kind of. Sorta.

[blacksandbaron]

I found out about this site while I was in Australia so the title works out. I'm an author obviously of mainly fantasy.

 

[CupofJoe]

Hail and well-met blacksandbaron
Good to have you here
Leap on in and enjoy!

 

[pmmg]

Howdy Blacksandbaron, Welcome to the site.

 

[Emrick Norr]

Welcome.

Black Sand: very cool idea for a name.

 

[pmmg]

I dont know about Australia, but I have been to Hawaii. There they have both black sand beaches, and white sand, both on the same island. The black sand is very strange to see. Its almost otherworldly. Course, probably not to the very large turtles that dug their way into it.

 

[Emrick Norr]

I dont know about Australia, but I have been to Hawaii. There they have both black sand beaches, and white sand, both on the same island. The black sand is very strange to see. Its almost otherworldly. Course, probably not to the very large turtles that dug their way into it.

I looked up "black sand" and the pictures are amazing. They say you can burn your feet if you walk barefoot on it under the sun. There is also green sand. Again, nature beats my imagination...

 

[pmmg]

The white beaches there are not actually sand. I believe they are coral that washed up.

If you ask a native, how much of the island is basalt? Answer: all of it.

 

[blacksandbaron]

Welcome.

Black Sand: very cool idea for a name.

Thanks, haha! Was on a basalt beach and was just like "huh, black sand.. I need to start using that in my usernames" and started here.

 

[blacksandbaron]

I looked up "black sand" and the pictures are amazing. They say you can burn your feet if you walk barefoot on it under the sun. There is also green sand. Again, nature beats my imagination...

It's amazing when you see the sun shining off the waves and the contrast to the dark of the beach. One of my favorite scenes.

 

[blacksandbaron]

I dont know about Australia, but I have been to Hawaii. There they have both black sand beaches, and white sand, both on the same island. The black sand is very strange to see. Its almost otherworldly. Course, probably not to the very large turtles that dug their way into it.

That's awesome. Hope to go there someday. I'm only in Australia because I have family who live there but would love to visit Hawaii. Thanks for the welcome!

 

[JBCrowson]

Welcome Baron. I was in Mauritius years ago and they have sand in a whole range of shades of red / pink / purple 'cause those were the rock colours there. It was cool.