A swim at Anse Lazio, and back on the sand the necklace was gone

Anse Lazio has silver sand and crystal water for swimming. Tell us where along the beach you settled, and whether you went into the sea straight in front of your things or walked along the shore first. Where you walked counts as much as where you sat.

Anse Volbert, at Côte d'Or, is Praslin's main beach resort, a white stretch of sand with hotels and guesthouses along it and a sea that suits swimming and water sports. It is also the main way out to Chauve Souris, St Pierre and Curieuse. If a boat picked you up or dropped you off here, say where on the beach it came in.

Anse Georgette is on the west coast, with a resort between the road and the beach, powder-soft sand bordered by lush vegetation and granite boulders, and turquoise water for swimming. Petite Anse Kerlan, close by, has shallow, calm water between large rocks at both edges of the bay. On Anse Kerlan, on the north-west coast, rocks placed as breakwaters divide the beach into sections, so tell us which section you were on.

Grand Anse is a long, white, curving sweep of sand. Anse Consolation, in the same district, has coral and rock formations along it, and Anse St Sauveur, in the south, has calm, shallow water under coconut trees. On any of the three, say whether the loss was on the sand or in the water.

Baie Ste Anne, in the south-east of Praslin, is a curving coast of several beaches, and the passenger terminal for the ferries is here as well. The bay ends at Anse Takamaka, the last beach you can reach. Anse La Farine is reached only by boat, and a coral reef keeps its water calm and shallow for swimming, kayaking and snorkelling.

Boat trips go to Curieuse from Côte d'Or. Most visitors land at Baie Laraie, pale golden sand fringed with palms and framed by granite boulders, with a boardwalk through the mangroves beside it. A trail runs from Baie Laraie to Anse José. St Pierre, a little island of granite rocks, is a favourite place to snorkel.

The Vallée de Mai is the palm forest in the green heart of Praslin, the largest stand of coco de mer in the Seychelles, and the road across the island runs through it. Every visitor is handed a leaflet with a map of its paths, and the walks run from short loops to longer routes, so mark yours on that map and say where you stopped for photos. In the Praslin National Park around it, the Glacis Noire trail climbs from the main road near the park office at Fond B'offay, on an old forestry path of red earth, to a fire tower with views over the islands.

These bays look out towards Curieuse. Anse Possession, in the north-east between Anse Pasquière and Anse Petite Cour, has shallow, calm water with coral ridges on all sides. Anse Petite Cour, on the north coast, is a bay for snorkelling, with granite boulders. Anse Boudin, on the north-east coast, has shallow water. Tell us which of the three bays it was, and whether you were in the water or walking the shore when it went.