From f7fad0b267e25fc407ce4946c722b5829434d3c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Jennings Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:57:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] itinerary: record LK Malibu route change --- days/2026-09-26.md | 20 ++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/days/2026-09-26.md b/days/2026-09-26.md index eb1d989..29f1629 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-26.md +++ b/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