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 # Oct 3 (Sat) — Las Vegas → San Francisco
 
-**Stay:** TBC — overnight stop / endpoint on the drive back
+**Stay:** Pismo Beach — hotel TBC
+
+*All times are PDT.*
 
 ## Logistics
 
-- Check out of Horseshoe by 11 AM
+- Check out of Horseshoe by 11:00 AM
 - KT & VT fly LAS → Sofia at 14:23 PDT; arrive 2026-10-04 at 18:40 EEST, with 2 stops ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-kt-vt.md))
-- MS starts the drive back to SF
+- MS/LK start the drive back to San Francisco; target Pismo Beach for the night
+- Scenic/food stops can include Tehachapi Pass, Bakersfield's Basque Block and Paso Robles, but do not let the first day run too late
+
+## Working route
+
+- Las Vegas → Pismo Beach: roughly 8 hours of baseline driving before stops and traffic
+- Dinner and a short beach walk in Pismo if arrival is still reasonable
 
 ## Addresses
 
 | Place | Address | Map |
 |---|---|---|
 | Horseshoe Las Vegas | 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · +1 877-603-4390 | [36.11348, -115.16906](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.11348,-115.16906) |
-| Overnight stop | TBC |  |
+| Pismo Beach hotel | TBC |  |
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 ## Logistics
 
-- Return [SIXT rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental.md) early at SFO ~4:30 PM (booked through Oct 5, 1 PM — update return time in the SIXT account first)
+- Leave Pismo Beach by **09:00 PDT**; Pismo → SFO Rental Car Center is roughly 4½ hours before traffic
+- Return [SIXT rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental.md) at SFO by **16:00–16:30 PDT** (booked through Oct 5, 1 PM — update return time in the SIXT account first)
 - UA8073 / AC573 SFO → YVR **7:30 PM** ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-ms.md)) · Air Canada check-in · return bag fee at check-in
 
 ## Addresses
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 | Place | Address | Map |
 |---|---|---|
 | SFO Rental Car Center (SIXT) | 780 N McDonnell Rd, San Francisco, CA 94128 | [37.62813, -122.40025](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.62813,-122.40025) |
+| Pismo Beach hotel | TBC |  |