[GemGeek]

Muah ha ha... The Pearl That Ate New York City!!!!

[Ashley]

Lol- too funny! Yes, it matured for years in the sewers of Myanmar: unwanted, unloved because of it's funny, bumpy shape, untouched by the light so that eventually, like the deep sea fish that never near the surface- like Gollum- it lost it's pigment and it's way and became... The Great White Blob! Willing and able to gobble any unfortunates that strayed into it's path...

[Mandy]

Aha, so I'm not the only one who thinks it's a big white blob as well Very bubbly/bumpy looking!

[salem]

But you know....I kind of see a face in it... IS it Voldemort?


Once the rumors start, the blobs worth will go into the tens of millions. lol

[knotty panda]

Love the tahitians and of course, that baroque. How funny! No lack of imagination in this crowd! Salem, you named he who shall not be named! Oy!

[Josh]

OK, got it. A farmer friend of mine has two 18mm's. PM me and I'll put you in touch with him (he speaks english).

[la_corsetiere]

Thanks for asking around, Josh! I'll e-mail you for more info. Watch out for an e-mail from "spoogy" - it's not spam!

Sheri (la_corsetiere)

[Manutea]

I have a friend in Moorea who sells loose pearls - PM me, if you would like her phone number. She speaks very good English.

For a Real experience in Rangiroa, at Gaugin's Pearls, for $80 you can go in a boat to the pearl-beds and snorkel to see the pearls being grown. You can also pick a string, pick an oyster and take home the pearl from it. It's brilliant! A bit like a Lucky Dip.

The pearl I got from MY oyster is an 11.6mm silver Baroque. They drilled it for me on the spot and for the rest of m holiday, I had it on a bit of fishing-twine around my neck!

Rangiroa is a Gorgeous place!

[GemGeek]

Originally Posted by Manutea

I have a friend in Moorea who sells loose pearls - PM me, if you would like her phone number. She speaks very good English.

For a Real experience in Rangiroa, at Gaugin's Pearls, for $80 you can go in a boat to the pearl-beds and snorkel to see the pearls being grown. You can also pick a string, pick an oyster and take home the pearl from it. It's brilliant! A bit like a Lucky Dip.

The pearl I got from MY oyster is an 11.6mm silver Baroque. They drilled it for me on the spot and for the rest of m holiday, I had it on a bit of fishing-twine around my neck!

Rangiroa is a Gorgeous place!

Now that sounds like fun - an interactive pearl experience!

[la_corsetiere]

Thanks for your input, Manutea! I would love your friend's contact info in Moorea, and the Rangiroa pearl adventure sounds wonderful! I'll be sending you a PM for more info...

Sheri

[Manutea]

No worries, Sheri!

Manu