It wouldn’t be a proper tour without a stop at some place to buy jewellery.
In this instance it was pearls.
Some oysters take so long to grow and produce a pearl that sponges decide that it is a great place to settle down as well.
The smaller ones are grown in buckets until they are seeded.
After seeding they are moved to these mesh cages.
Here one is being gently opened to seed a pearl.
It is a very delicate job that can be done pretty quick after lots of practice.
Here’s one that is done and he is searching for the pearl.
There it is.
