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LOCAL Wednesday 22 February 2023

Another Treasure of Aruba’s Beaches: Sea Glass!

NOORD - Years ago people Especially on the strip on are being used for decora-
dumped all kinds of refuse white sand between the fa- tion, handcrafts and jew-
straight into the ocean, mous Natural Bridge” and elry!
which of course included the huge red anchor close The ruby red glass stones
lots of glass. Over the next to “Grapefield” beach you are typically from old car
30 years the pounding will be able to find your own tail-lights.
waves cleaned the beach, pieces of sea glass. The sea Then, the sapphire rocks
by breaking down every- glass that was created is are the remnants of bro-
thing but glass and pottery. the product of a very long ken apothecary bottles.
Tons of polished, broken and interesting process. It The most common and
glass pieces were created can take anywhere from the easiest to find are the
by the pounding surf. These 10 to 30 years to make sea brown (Amstel & Polar great souvenirs. You can
smoothened, colored glass glass. The name for any beer), green (Heineken Everybody knows that you place them in a wine glass
particles then settled along piece of glass that finds its & Balashi beer) and clear are not allowed to take or large bottle for decora-
the sea shore in millions, way to the ocean and tum- glass which are the soft local shells home, but the tion and every time you
and that is why you can bles around in the water much loved “soft drink” people working at the air- look at it a smile will light up
find these beautiful and long enough is “Sea glass. bottles. port have no problem you your face thinking back of
colorful pieces on the north Funny, how trash can taking sea glass home. A your unforgettable Aruba
shore beaches of Aruba. The colorful pieces of glass change into treasures! few of those pieces make vacation! q