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    • Day 182
    • Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 1:06 PM
    • ⛅ 31 °C
    • Altitude: 3 m
    • AustraliaMission Bay16°27’9” S  123°0’36” E
    A pearl shell alter
    A cross with aboriginal painting1Wandering dogs were ubiquitous in the communities, even in churchThis guy was in the aquatic exhibitionHe liked a good shell scritch in the right placeA "Pencil" sea urchinNemosEmo nemosA pearl shellThey used to supply a large percentage of the world's buttons from the regionAn aboriginal cultural use of the pearl shellA demo of the pearl growing and extraction processThen there was an interesting educational session about how pearls are graded by shape, colour, etcThen we went on a boat ride around the areaInteresting rock formations and colours

    Dampier Peninsula

    September 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    We took a day tour of the Dampier Peninsula.

    The whole area has a long history of pearling. Both pearls as well as pearl shell.

    We saw an inidigenous community with a quirky church with an alter covered in mother of pearl. We also stopped at a local aquatic research centre which had been transformed into an exhibition of local sea creatures.

    And finally, we visited a pearl farm, and Fiona extracted a pearl!    Read more

    Kerrie Walters-Taylor

    TravelerWandering dogs were ubiquitous in the communities, even in church🥰

    10/1/23Reply
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