Money and other things

The travel agent did a lot of the bookings, but some little things it's easier for us to do.
Well, so far my timing for some of them could have been better. One of the last bookings I had to make was flights from San Fransisco back to Los Angeles before the cruise starts. The price had been $74 each for months - went to make the bookings last week - $91 each!
Yesterday, decided it was time to get serious about ordering some $US cash - the minute you hit the US you need actual cash for tips etc. And sure, you can use ATMs - and we will - but there's a hefty fee for overseas cash withdrawals, to the point where it's actually not any dearer to get it in advance from Travelex. Anyway, the exchange rate which has been over 90c AUS for each US$ has dropped to around 86c this morning. Of course, still nowhere near as bad as the 52cents!!! we lived with on our first US holiday back in 2002, so I suppose I should be grateful.