This morning we woke early to meet the bus which took us to the Willie Creek Pearl Farm. It was a very informative tour, we learned all about how the pearl oyster creates the pearl, how the shells are seeded, cared for and harvested. It is quite a complex process. The kids were fascinated and got a lot of hands-on interaction. They asked lots of questions, gave intelligent answers and were chosen by the guide to demonstrate how a pearl is harvested from the shell. We learned so much.
After morning tea with damper we went on a short cruise of Willie Creek where we were shown how the shells are cared for and cleaned during the 2 years it takes to grow a pearl. The colour of the water was a stunning shade of blue I have never seen before. It is hard to believe just how expensive pearls are but knowing what goes into making them I can understand the reason why. We didn't buy any.
Then the highlight
of my day came: we collected Rob from the airport! Now we can continue our
holiday without worrying about work for the next 3 months. We lunched at
Matso's and tried their Mango beer - who knew? It was really nice.
The afternoon was
spent relaxing at the caravan, kids playing with their friends and Rob playing
his guitar. We went to Cable Beach for sunset and met some camels. Rowan and
Emma are so excited about riding them tomorrow.
Rowan is becoming
more enthusiastic with his journal now and drew some amazing camels on the
beach and even wrote a couple of words! Tomorrow is his birthday and he
reminded us at every opportunity today. Our plan is to take a picnic up to
James Price Point; have birthday cake and ride camels into the sunset...
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