geo1005 Great info here! Thanks. Kayak is great, and as likely, the Thursday/Tuesday dep/arr showed a great discount. I didn't know about booking through the airline vs. Orbitz etc but thats a great advantage that you point out with regard to order of importance. I have found in the past that Orbitz (et al) don't offer much of a discount and when adding their fees and whatnot don't have much benefit at all.

Your right also on the get the business done with too, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this will definitely be the plan.

Thanks!