through the beaches?

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bieasy

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Hi,

Can I say: We drove from XX to YY through the beaches. XX and YY are cities. I mean instead of taking asphalted roads we traveled exlusively on the beaches.
 

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I'd say drive along.
 

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I wouldn't say through the beaches; I'd say "we drove from X to Y on the beaches".
And another thing, why are you driving on beaches?

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I would say "We drove along the beach from XXX to YYY". I am curious as to where there is somewhere that you can drive from one city to another by driving on sand.
 

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We used to be able to do that, at least part of the way, in Oman, and I do mean beaches, not desert.
 
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In Brazil. From Natal to Fortaleza, 550 km, however only 70% of the route is on /along the beaches. The other 30% are on asfalted or dirt roads due to the cliffs and rocks by the sea.
 
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