Jan 26 Day 5
We left 9:15 to go to the pearl farm and factory tour at Perlas Del Mar De Cortez. The process they use is different than other cultured pearl companies. It was a guided tour and very interesting. A cultured pearl takes many steps to produce and 4 years to complete. Each oyster grows one round pearl (not perfectly round) and a cabochon shaped pearl in their lifetime. They do have a web site which explains their process and shows some examples of their cultured pearls. The web site is www.perlas.com.mx . They have a store at the farm where you can buy pieces of jewelry using their pearls and individual pearls but they are all quite expensive. The round individual pearls were $100 to $200 each. The cabachons called mabe were $35. So the economical person that I am, I did not buy any. L But that is ok…I will find some other things to buy I am sure. This afternoon we went to the mall which has many little shops selling all kinds of wares. It also has a store called Ley which is similar to Walmart with a full line of groceries. At 4:30 we all gathered on the veranda of the hotel for a Margarita Party. The hotel is right on the bay and the water is so beautiful one could sit all day and soak up the sun and the beauty of the sea. We had dinner in the hotel restaurant with a choice of shrimp, fish or a combination, steak and a Mexican platter. We chose the fish shrimp combo. Those who chose steak were disappointed. Here in Mexico it seems they cut the steak very thin so it cooks up quite hard and not very tasty. It looks like a flank steak. We arrived home early in the evening and watched a movie.