itinerary: record LK Malibu route change

days/2026-09-26.md

@@ -76,21 +76,17 @@ Best non-ocean option. Approximately 93 miles total from Brand Plaza via Vasquez
 
 This route is exposed and can be hot; carry water and start early.
 
-### Selected route — Vasquez Rocks + Point Vicente
+### Live change — Vasquez Rocks → Point Dume / Zuma Beach
 
-This avoids the group's planned Malibu sights and keeps LK's luggage secure at the hotel during the first stop.
+LK finished Vasquez Rocks around **10:20 AM** and had already checked out with her luggage in the rental car. She chose to drive toward Point Dume instead of Point Vicente.
 
-- **7:00 AM** Leave Brand Plaza; eat breakfast beforehand and leave luggage in the room
-- **8:00–9:30 AM** Vasquez Rocks: formations, viewpoints and a short hike before the heat
-- **9:30–10:30 AM** Return to Brand Plaza
-- **By 11:00 AM** Check out and collect luggage
-- **11:00 AM–12:00 PM** Drive to Rancho Palos Verdes
-- **12:00–1:30 PM** Point Vicente and open coastal paths
-- **1:30–2:30 PM** Lunch nearby
-- **2:30 PM** Leave for LAX
-- **3:30–4:30 PM** Return the Budget car, well before the 6:45 PM deadline
+Official advisories checked at **10:57 AM** say the Point Dume lower parking lot is unavailable because Westward Beach Road is closed, and the Point Dume/Westward entrance at Birdview Avenue is closed during active construction hours from **5:00 AM–3:00 PM**. Use **Zuma Beach's open main parking lots** as the practical fallback and obey posted controls; do not attempt to cross closure barriers.
 
-Forecast checked 2026-09-25: around **87°F / 31°C** at Vasquez Rocks on Saturday. Carry water; the interpretive-center fountain is available only during business hours. Avoid the closed Abalone Cove and Sacred Cove access trails.
+- Approximately **1 hour 25 minutes** baseline from Vasquez Rocks to Zuma Beach before live traffic
+- Keep valuables with LK and all bags concealed before arrival; luggage in a parked rental remains a theft risk even in the paid lot
+- Make this a short beach/view stop rather than leaving the vehicle for a long hike or restaurant meal
+- Leave the coast by about **3:30 PM** for the Budget return at LAX; baseline Zuma → Budget is about **50 minutes**, but Saturday traffic can add substantially
+- This overlaps the group's Sep 27 Malibu route, so Point Dume should not be treated as a new group stop tomorrow
 
 ### Option D — Annie's Canyon and Torrey Pines · ambitious