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First, if you haven't met Octavia, you can meet her and check out her visit with the abalone pearl here: https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2488
This little story will take several posts to complete, so hold off on comments until the end.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Octavia received a special invitation from Jeremy Shepherd to visit Pearl Paradise
on Monday April 7th. It’s a 130 mile trip from San Diego to Santa Monica, so we
left a little early in case there were any delays. Seeing none, we stopped at my old
stomping grounds – South Coast Plaza -- to kill a little time.
Octavia heads for her favorite department store – Nordstrom!
![octavia does nordstrom.jpg octavia does nordstrom.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2984-48b690d76d45a7c388db2d514ec266b2.jpg)
It wasn’t long before we arrived at Pearl Paradise and were taken on a tour. Octavia admires the framed photographs…
![Octavia eyes photo.jpg Octavia eyes photo.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2985-9a5433181eb494acc8267104dd1b5557.jpg)
And she checks out her reflection while sitting at the VIP table…
![octavia at vip table.jpg octavia at vip table.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2986-c4e6e3ee9f512a5836e485788645171a.jpg)
Here’s the vault – yes, it really was a bank!
![octavia sees vault.jpg octavia sees vault.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2987-8f473cd1ca7a6f0cc5165aab9b59b618.jpg)
Octavia immediately started making friends…
![octavia makes friends.jpg octavia makes friends.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2988-4e7f44490ab996246733eb664cedc2b7.jpg)
More photos coming...![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
This little story will take several posts to complete, so hold off on comments until the end.
Octavia received a special invitation from Jeremy Shepherd to visit Pearl Paradise
on Monday April 7th. It’s a 130 mile trip from San Diego to Santa Monica, so we
left a little early in case there were any delays. Seeing none, we stopped at my old
stomping grounds – South Coast Plaza -- to kill a little time.
Octavia heads for her favorite department store – Nordstrom!
![octavia does nordstrom.jpg octavia does nordstrom.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2984-48b690d76d45a7c388db2d514ec266b2.jpg)
It wasn’t long before we arrived at Pearl Paradise and were taken on a tour. Octavia admires the framed photographs…
![Octavia eyes photo.jpg Octavia eyes photo.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2985-9a5433181eb494acc8267104dd1b5557.jpg)
And she checks out her reflection while sitting at the VIP table…
![octavia at vip table.jpg octavia at vip table.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2986-c4e6e3ee9f512a5836e485788645171a.jpg)
Here’s the vault – yes, it really was a bank!
![octavia sees vault.jpg octavia sees vault.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2987-8f473cd1ca7a6f0cc5165aab9b59b618.jpg)
Octavia immediately started making friends…
![octavia makes friends.jpg octavia makes friends.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/2/2988-4e7f44490ab996246733eb664cedc2b7.jpg)
More photos coming...
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