[tonymc]

Originally Posted by tonymc

Now all I need to do is stop looking and tweaking things

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Hold that thought!

Here we are, just 9 weeks away from setting off, and more changes!

First of all - flights. The beauty of using Avios/VA Miles is that you can cancel if a good fare offer appears. Having had several alerts set up for both PE and Business between Manchester and LAS, LAX and SFO, a week ago up popped PE flights MAN-LHR-SFO returning SFO-MAN direct for just over £700 each.

After a short debate with DD and DW, the flights were booked thus releasing our miles for another time.

With flying into SFO, we have had to cancel the great deal we got with BA/Avis , but have managed to get a full-size car (not unfortunately an SUV) for only slightly more.

With having the the drive down to Marina del Rey, we have booked the Cottage Inn by the Sea at Pismo Beach for one night to break up the journey.

We also found a one bed condo in MdR on hotels.com at a rate comparable with using Airbnb etc, so we have booked this for five nights (Friday to Wednesday), before continuing with our original plan of travelling to Vegas, then flying back up to San Francisco and the flight back home.

The only potential further change is to our Las Vegas accommodation. Having rebooked at our Hilton Grand Vacations property, it is about 1-1/2 miles from the likes of the Bellagio Fountains, so currently scanning the various hotel sites for something nearer.

Fingers crossed, these should be the final changes...