They went to the bed where the oysters had raised the King of Spain to great power in Europe, and had helped pay for the wars. Also decorate the churches for his soul's sake. The grey oysters with ruffles like skirts on the shells. An accident could happen to these oysters a grain of sand could get inside them and the muscle would coat it until it fell away in a tidal pool. For centuries divers had come here to tear open the oysters and throw them back into the water. There was a school of fish that would eat the oysters when the divers would throw them into the water. The area was very popular with divers.
