diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 ## Structure
 
-- [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md) — full plan: timeline, day-by-day, bookings overview
+- [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md) — bookings overview and timeline
+- [`days/`](days/) — one file per day: logistics, agreed plan, notes
 - [`expenses.md`](expenses.md) — shared-expense ledger and reconciliation notes
 - [`bookings/stays/`](bookings/stays/) — one Markdown summary per accommodation booking
 - [`bookings/transport/`](bookings/transport/) — one Markdown summary per flight or car booking
diff --git a/bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-los-angeles.md b/bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-los-angeles.md
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 # Car Rental — LK in Los Angeles
 
+⚠️ **Do not plan around this car (2026-09-12).** LK cancelled her LA (Sep 25) and San Diego (Sep 26) hotels; the rental is expected to be cancelled as well. Kept here for the record until LK confirms.
+
 ✅ **Booked 2026-09-04 through Expedia — itinerary `73537324893669` · Hertz confirmation `L701E988AD2`**
 ([confirmation email](../../sources/transport/Expedia_Hertz_LAX_Sep25-27_73537324893669.eml))
 
diff --git a/days/2026-09-19.md b/days/2026-09-19.md
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+# Sep 19 (Sat) — San Francisco — KT & VT arrive
+
+**Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md) · check-in after 3 PM
+
+## Logistics
+
+- KT & VT land SFO 1 PM ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-kt-vt.md)) · Uber to the Airbnb
+- ⚠️ Confirm they can check in without MS; make sure they get the host's check-in instructions (sent ~Sep 16)
+
+## Plan
+
+- Rest day (jet lag)
diff --git a/days/2026-09-20.md b/days/2026-09-20.md
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+# Sep 20 (Sun) — San Francisco — LK & MS arrive
+
+**Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md)
+
+## Logistics
+
+- LK & MS: UA1333 lands SFO **12:11 PM** ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-ms.md)) → [SIXT rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental.md) pickup **1:00 PM** → drive to the Airbnb (parking included — ask host for details)
+- KT & VT: BART from Daly City in the morning, meet up after the pickup
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu.
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-09-21.md b/days/2026-09-21.md
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+# Sep 21 (Mon) — San Francisco
+
+**Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu.
+
+- **~8:30 AM** Drive south to Silicon Valley (~45 min)
+- **9 AM** Apple Park Visitor Center, Cupertino — rooftop terrace over the ring, AR campus model, store
+- **Late morning** Google Visitor Experience, Mountain View (15 min) — optional Stanford campus walk after
+- **~1–2 PM** Drive back north on I-280; stops below are optional, in route order
+- *Optional:* Twin Peaks — city panorama, 15-min stop, right off I-280. Navigate to [Christmas Tree Point](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Christmas+Tree+Point+San+Francisco)
+- *Optional:* Painted Ladies — 10 min north-east; short stop at Alamo Square
+- *Optional:* Lands End — 20 min west via Geary; Sutro Baths ruins + coastal trail (~45 min short version), Ocean Beach next door. Park at [Lands End Lookout](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Lands+End+Lookout+San+Francisco)
+- **~5:45 PM** Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin (20–25 min from Lands End in commute traffic)
+- **Sunset (~7:08 PM)** Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer — Golden Gate Bridge panorama (car). Navigate to the [parking lot](https://maps.app.goo.gl/EyUVPs1X9CACtqMa9), 3-min walk up. Small lot: arrive by ~6:15 PM. Stay for blue hour. Windy and cold — jackets
+
+## Notes
+
+- **Alcatraz** — ferry from Pier 33, ~2.5–3 hrs, no car needed. Sells out weeks ahead — reserve early if wanted
+- **Monday:** some museums (incl. the de Young, Computer History Museum) are closed
+- Verify Apple / Google visitor center hours before going
+- Bridge toll is electronic, southbound only (on the way back). SIXT bills it with a fee unless a toll pass is added at pickup
+- If the Battery Spencer lot is full: shoulder parking up Conzelman Rd, or Hawk Hill 5 min further
diff --git a/days/2026-09-22.md b/days/2026-09-22.md
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+# Sep 22 (Tue) — San Francisco → Yosemite
+
+**Stay:** [Cabin — Wawona](../bookings/stays/cabin-yosemite-wawona.md) · check-in 4:00–11:30 PM
+
+## Logistics
+
+- LK flies to Kansas City (flight details TBC); away from the group until Sep 27
+- Check out of the Airbnb by 11 AM · depart ~7 AM
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md)
+
+- **Morning** Tunnel View (Hwy 120 entrance) → Bridalveil Fall (5-min walk) → Valley View
+- **Late afternoon** Cook's Meadow Loop — 1 mile, flat, Half Dome framing, golden hour
+- **Evening** Wawona check-in
diff --git a/days/2026-09-23.md b/days/2026-09-23.md
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+# Sep 23 (Wed) — Yosemite
+
+**Stay:** [Cabin — Wawona](../bookings/stays/cabin-yosemite-wawona.md)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md)
+
+- **Morning** Glacier Point — best light on Half Dome early
+- **Midday** Mirror Lake — 2-mile paved loop via free shuttle
+- **Late afternoon** Mariposa Grove
diff --git a/days/2026-09-24.md b/days/2026-09-24.md
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+# Sep 24 (Thu) — Yosemite → Sequoia
+
+**Stay:** [Gilmore Cabin — Miramonte](../bookings/stays/cabin-sequoia-miramonte.md) · check-in from 4 PM
+
+## Logistics
+
+- Check out of Wawona by 10 AM · Hwy 41 south, ~3 hrs
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md)
+
+- **Afternoon** Giant Forest Museum → General Sherman Tree (shuttle) → Congress Trail (2-mile paved loop)
+- **Late afternoon** Moro Rock
diff --git a/days/2026-09-25.md b/days/2026-09-25.md
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+# Sep 25 (Fri) — Kings Canyon
+
+**Stay:** [Gilmore Cabin — Miramonte](../bookings/stays/cabin-sequoia-miramonte.md)
+
+## Logistics
+
+- LK: away from the group; her Sep 25–27 plans are TBC (LA hotel cancelled, no car)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md)
+
+- **Morning** Grant Grove & General Grant Tree
+- **Midday** Kings Canyon Scenic Byway descent
+- **Afternoon** Zumwalt Meadow → Road's End
diff --git a/days/2026-09-26.md b/days/2026-09-26.md
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+# Sep 26 (Sat) — Sequoia / Kings Canyon
+
+**Stay:** [Gilmore Cabin — Miramonte](../bookings/stays/cabin-sequoia-miramonte.md)
+
+## Logistics
+
+- LK: away from the group; plans TBC (San Diego hotel cancelled, no car)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`parks_sights.md`](../parks_sights.md)
+
+- Extra park day — TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-09-27.md b/days/2026-09-27.md
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+# Sep 27 (Sun) — Sequoia → Los Angeles
+
+**Stay:** [Airbnb — DTLA](../bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md) · check-in from 4 PM · 1100 W Temple St
+
+## Logistics
+
+- Check out of Gilmore Cabin by 11 AM · drive to LA
+- LK rejoins the group in LA — how and when is TBC (no car; likely flies into LAX)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`la_sights.md`](../la_sights.md)
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-09-28.md b/days/2026-09-28.md
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+# Sep 28 (Mon) — Los Angeles
+
+**Stay:** [Airbnb — DTLA](../bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`la_sights.md`](../la_sights.md)
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-09-29.md b/days/2026-09-29.md
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+# Sep 29 (Tue) — Los Angeles
+
+**Stay:** [Airbnb — DTLA](../bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`la_sights.md`](../la_sights.md)
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-09-30.md b/days/2026-09-30.md
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+# Sep 30 (Wed) — Los Angeles → Las Vegas
+
+**Stay:** [Wyndham Desert Rose](../bookings/stays/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md) · check-in from 4 PM
+
+## Logistics
+
+- Check out of the DTLA Airbnb by 11 AM · drive I-15, ~4.5 hrs
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`vegas_sights.md`](../vegas_sights.md)
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-10-01.md b/days/2026-10-01.md
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+# Oct 1 (Thu) — Las Vegas
+
+**Stay:** [Wyndham Desert Rose](../bookings/stays/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`vegas_sights.md`](../vegas_sights.md)
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-10-02.md b/days/2026-10-02.md
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+# Oct 2 (Fri) — Las Vegas
+
+**Stay:** [Wyndham Desert Rose](../bookings/stays/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md)
+
+## Plan
+
+> Menu: [`vegas_sights.md`](../vegas_sights.md)
+
+- TBD
diff --git a/days/2026-10-03.md b/days/2026-10-03.md
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+# Oct 3 (Sat) — Las Vegas → San Francisco
+
+**Stay:** TBC — overnight stop / endpoint on the drive back
+
+## Logistics
+
+- Check out of Wyndham by 10 AM
+- KT & VT fly LAS → Sofia ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-kt-vt.md))
+- MS starts the drive back to SF
diff --git a/days/2026-10-04.md b/days/2026-10-04.md
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+# Oct 4 (Sun) — San Francisco — MS departs
+
+## 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)
+- UA8073 / AC573 SFO → YVR **7:30 PM** ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-ms.md)) · Air Canada check-in · return bag fee at check-in
diff --git a/itinerary.md b/itinerary.md
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--- a/itinerary.md
+++ b/itinerary.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 | [🚗 SIXT Car Rental](bookings/transport/car-rental.md) | Sep 20–Oct 5 (15 days booked) | US$897.93 | ✅ Booked (9739014160) · pickup Sep 20, 13:00 PDT · return early Oct 4, 16:30 PDT |
 | [✈️ Flights — KT & VT](bookings/transport/flights-kt-vt.md) | Sep 19 / Oct 3 | — | ✅ Dates confirmed (details later) |
 | [✈️ Flights — MS & LK](bookings/transport/flights-ms.md) | Sep 20 / Oct 4 | CA$1,369.76 | ✅ Booked (OMK75H) · UA1333 / AC573 · bag CA$69/direction extra · LK flies to Kansas City Sep 22 |
-| [🚗 LK — Hertz at LAX](bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-los-angeles.md) | Sep 25–27 | CA$232.12 | ✅ Booked (73537324893669) · return by Sep 27, 6:30 PM PDT |
+| [🚗 LK — Hertz at LAX](bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-los-angeles.md) | Sep 25–27 | CA$232.12 | ⚠️ Not available for planning — expected to be cancelled |
 
 **Expense split:** [`expenses.md`](expenses.md) · [Tricount](https://tricount.com/tOMVasoAGxPeQkMAJP) (opens in the app).
 
@@ -37,85 +37,27 @@
 
 ## Timeline
 
-| Date | Day | Location | Notes |
-|------|-----|----------|-------|
-| Sep 19 | Sat | Daly City (SF area) | ✅ Airbnb check-in after 3 PM · KT & VT land SFO 1 PM · public transit / taxi · confirm they can check in without MS |
-| Sep 20 | Sun | San Francisco | MS & LK fly YVR → SFO (UA1333, lands **12:11 PM**), SIXT rental pickup **1:00 PM PDT** · KT & VT use public transit / taxi until then · afternoon start — trim [plan ↓](#sep-20--san-francisco-golden-gate--waterfront) |
-| Sep 21 | Mon | San Francisco | [See plan ↓](#sep-21--san-francisco-downtown--classic-sf) · Downtown, cable cars, Chinatown (BART day) |
-| Sep 22 | Tue | Yosemite / Kansas City | LK flies to Kansas City (flight details TBC) and remains away from the group until Sep 27 · Check-out SF by 11 AM · Depart 7 AM · [See plan ↓](#sep-22--sf--yosemite-valley) · Wawona check-in (flexible) |
-| Sep 23 | Wed | Yosemite | [See plan ↓](#sep-23--yosemite--glacier-point--mariposa-grove) |
-| Sep 24 | Thu | Sequoia | Check-out Wawona by 10 AM · Drive Hwy 41 (~3 hrs) · [See plan ↓](#sep-24--yosemite--sequoia) · Gilmore Cabin check-in from 4 PM |
-| Sep 25 | Fri | Kings Canyon / Los Angeles | Group: [See plan ↓](#sep-25--kings-canyon) · LK: collect [Hertz rental](bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-los-angeles.md) at LAX, 6:30 PM PDT |
-| Sep 26 | Sat | Sequoia / Kings Canyon | Extra park day — TBD |
-| Sep 27 | Sun | Los Angeles | Check-out Gilmore by 11 AM · Drive to LA · [DTLA Airbnb](bookings/stays/airbnb-la-dtla.md) check-in from 4 PM (1100 W Temple St) · LK returns [Hertz rental](bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-los-angeles.md) at LAX by 6:30 PM PDT and rejoins the group |
-| Sep 28 | Mon | Los Angeles | TBD |
-| Sep 29 | Tue | Los Angeles | TBD |
-| Sep 30 | Wed | Las Vegas | Drive LA → Vegas (~4.5 hrs, I-15) · [Wyndham Desert Rose](bookings/stays/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md) check-in from 4 PM · no LA → LAS flight needed |
-| Oct 1 | Thu | Las Vegas | — |
-| Oct 2 | Fri | Las Vegas | — |
-| Oct 3 | Sat | Las Vegas → San Francisco | Wyndham checkout by 10 AM · KT & VT fly LAS → Bulgaria · MS starts drive back to San Francisco · overnight stop / endpoint TBC |
-| Oct 4 | Sun | San Francisco | Return SIXT rental early at SFO around **4:30 PM PDT** (booking runs through Oct 5, 1 PM), then fly SFO → YVR at **7:30 PM PDT** |
+One file per day in [`days/`](days/): logistics, agreed plan, open notes.
+
+| Date | Day | Where |
+|---|---|---|
+| [Sep 19](days/2026-09-19.md) | Sat | Daly City |
+| [Sep 20](days/2026-09-20.md) | Sun | San Francisco |
+| [Sep 21](days/2026-09-21.md) | Mon | San Francisco |
+| [Sep 22](days/2026-09-22.md) | Tue | SF → Yosemite |
+| [Sep 23](days/2026-09-23.md) | Wed | Yosemite |
+| [Sep 24](days/2026-09-24.md) | Thu | Yosemite → Sequoia |
+| [Sep 25](days/2026-09-25.md) | Fri | Kings Canyon |
+| [Sep 26](days/2026-09-26.md) | Sat | Sequoia / Kings Canyon |
+| [Sep 27](days/2026-09-27.md) | Sun | Sequoia → Los Angeles |
+| [Sep 28](days/2026-09-28.md) | Mon | Los Angeles |
+| [Sep 29](days/2026-09-29.md) | Tue | Los Angeles |
+| [Sep 30](days/2026-09-30.md) | Wed | LA → Las Vegas |
+| [Oct 1](days/2026-10-01.md) | Thu | Las Vegas |
+| [Oct 2](days/2026-10-02.md) | Fri | Las Vegas |
+| [Oct 3](days/2026-10-03.md) | Sat | Las Vegas → SF |
+| [Oct 4](days/2026-10-04.md) | Sun | San Francisco |
 
 ---
 
-## Detailed Day Plans
-
-> **Option to look into — Alcatraz:** ferry from Pier 33, ~2.5–3 hrs round trip. No car needed. If the group wants it, best slotted into the **Sep 21 morning** (BART day) — reach Pier 33 via the F-line streetcar, then do downtown after. This avoids clashing with the Sep 20 morning, which Marin Headlands wants for the pre-fog bridge view. **Sells out weeks ahead — reserve early.**
-> **Mondays:** some museums (incl. the de Young) are closed — check before counting on them Sep 21.
-
-### Sep 20 — San Francisco: Golden Gate & Waterfront
-
-> **Sights menu:** see [`sf_sights.md`](sf_sights.md) for the full candidate list.
-
-*Car day after MS arrives and collects the rental. The order and scope depend on the flight arrival time.*
-
-- **Morning** Drive to **Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer** — the classic Golden Gate Bridge panorama; go early before fog and crowds
-- **Late morning** Cross back over the bridge → **Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center** & Fort Point underneath
-- **Midday** **Palace of Fine Arts** → **Crissy Field** (bridge + skyline)
-- **Afternoon** Drive **Lombard Street** (the crooked block) → park near **Fisherman's Wharf**
-- **Late afternoon** **Pier 39** sea lions → **Ghirardelli Square**; dinner on the waterfront
-
-### Sep 21 — San Francisco: Downtown & Classic SF
-
-*BART day — park the rental in Daly City, ride in to skip downtown parking.*
-
-- **Morning** BART Daly City → **Embarcadero**; **Ferry Building** marketplace for breakfast
-  - *Optional:* **Alcatraz** — early ferry from Pier 33 (F-line streetcar from the Embarcadero); book ahead
-- **Late morning** Ride a **cable car** (California St line) over Nob Hill → **Union Square**
-- **Midday** **Chinatown** (Dragon Gate) → **North Beach** (Little Italy) → **Coit Tower** views
-- **Afternoon** **Alamo Square** Painted Ladies; optional **Golden Gate Park** (de Young / Japanese Tea Garden)
-- **Evening** BART back from Powell St → Daly City
-
-### Sep 22 — SF → Yosemite Valley
-
-> **Sights menu:** see [`parks_sights.md`](parks_sights.md) for the full candidate list + seasonal notes (firefall, water levels, etc.).
-
-- **7 AM** Depart SF
-- **Morning** Tunnel View (Hwy 120 entrance) → Bridalveil Fall (5-min walk) → Valley View (Merced River framing)
-- **Late afternoon** Cook's Meadow Loop — 1 mile, flat, Half Dome framing, good golden hour
-- **Evening** Wawona check-in (flexible)
-
-### Sep 23 — Yosemite: Glacier Point & Mariposa Grove
-
-- **Morning** Glacier Point — best light on Half Dome early
-- **Midday** Mirror Lake — 2-mile paved loop via free shuttle (low water in Sep but great views)
-- **Late afternoon** Mariposa Grove — relaxed pace
-
-### Sep 24 — Yosemite → Sequoia
-
-- **By 10 AM** Check out Wawona
-- **Morning** Drive Hwy 41 south (~3 hrs)
-- **Afternoon** Giant Forest Museum (orientation) → General Sherman Tree (shuttle) → Congress Trail (2-mile paved loop, better than just the Sherman stop)
-- **Late afternoon** Moro Rock
-- **From 4 PM** Gilmore Cabin check-in
-
-### Sep 25 — Kings Canyon
-
-- **Morning** Grant Grove & General Grant Tree — quieter than Sequoia
-- **Midday** Kings Canyon Scenic Byway descent
-- **Afternoon** Zumwalt Meadow → Road's End
-- **Return drive** Canyon walls spectacular in afternoon light
-
----
-
-*Last updated: 2026-09-06*
+*Last updated: 2026-09-12*
diff --git a/parks_sights.md b/parks_sights.md
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 # National Parks — Places to See
 
-*Candidate menu of sights (with seasonal notes) for the Yosemite and Sequoia / Kings Canyon legs. The chosen, day-by-day version lives in the park day plans in [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md).*
+*Candidate menu of sights (with seasonal notes) for the Yosemite and Sequoia / Kings Canyon legs. The chosen, day-by-day version lives in [`days/`](days/) (Sep 22–26).*
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/sf_sights.md b/sf_sights.md
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 # San Francisco — Places to See
 
-*Candidate menu of sights. The chosen, day-by-day version lives in the SF day plans (Sep 20–21) in [`itinerary.md`](itinerary.md).*
+*Candidate menu of sights. The chosen, day-by-day version lives in [`days/`](days/) (Sep 20–21).*
 
 > **Getting around:** car for the Marin side (no transit there); BART + cable cars / F-line streetcar for the downtown core (parking is brutal). Base is Daly City, ~20–30 min south.
 
 ## Marin side (car only)
 
-- **Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer** — the classic Golden Gate Bridge panorama; go early before fog
+- **Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer** — the classic Golden Gate Bridge panorama; best at sunset, stay for blue hour. Tiny lot
 
 ## North Waterfront
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 ## Downtown / Central
 
-- **Ferry Building** — marketplace, food (big farmers market Tue/Sat)
+- **Ferry Building** — marketplace, food. *Farmers market Tue/Sat — misses our Sun/Mon*
 - **Cable cars** — California St or Powell lines
 - **Union Square** — shopping core
 - **Chinatown** — Dragon Gate, largest outside Asia
@@ -32,3 +32,15 @@
 - **Lands End** — coastal trail, Sutro Baths ruins
 - **Twin Peaks** — panoramic city viewpoint
 - **Ocean Beach** — Pacific coast, sunsets
+
+## Silicon Valley (car, ~45 min south)
+
+- **Apple Park Visitor Center** — Cupertino; rooftop view of the ring, AR model, store. Campus itself is closed to the public
+- **Google Visitor Experience** — Mountain View; store, café, Android statues
+- ~~**Computer History Museum**~~ — Mountain View; closed Mon–Tue, doesn't fit our car day. ❌ Skipped
+- **Stanford campus** — Palo Alto; Hoover Tower view
+
+## Mission / Castro
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+- **Mission District** — murals (Clarion Alley, Balmy Alley), Dolores Park, best burritos in the city
+- **Castro** — historic gay neighbourhood, Castro Theatre