The water is fresh, caressing, smooth almost. A few meters below the surface the water is transparent, although of a dark blue shade, and rocks as if dancing.
This blue, this softness, this water belongs to the world of the pearl oyster. The Pinctada margaritifera, var. cumingi. Why such a long Latin name for such a plain mollusk? Indeed, this mollusk is the pearl oyster, a unique species living in the lagoons of Polynesia.
Such a rare creature deserves applause and a double-barreled name, even if, among friends, it prefers the name of pintadina!