Forestry official would not have cleared us for entry. We are registered and must promise we wont take any sapphires with us. We have Camping Equipment and enough food and water for three days. A dozen young men will be our porters. Itll be tough going all the way to the mines. And some of the porters say itll take six hours to get there. Weve already been warned that this will be anything but a normal hike. Over the village of and save a base seems like The Last Outpost of civilization our group attracts lots of attention white people are a rare sight here. Why i. Want. To. Tell you a Blue Sapphires were found last year in the Nature Reserve of
a candy cane i mean since then Tens Of Thousands of prospectors have poured in from all over madagascar all looking for sapphires although this activity is illegal. Supplies and mining gear have to be carried into the area on foot. Not only our luggage but also the equipment for the people working in the mines. That are used to the fires too bu
farmers. once they ve been properly dried the pods will last a long time and retain their value. which means of in the trade also involves a lot of speculation and patience as with financial stocks you have to have the composure to wait for the right moment. and in pay and. i ve been working with vanilla for twenty five years i like the work because i can feed my family well although we do not use it for cooking. of a demands on. back in the village with vanilla farmer miyan things are getting almost a little hectic. doesn t like rain that s why we have to pack up all the pods very quickly before it starts for the parish.