One tip for wherever you go and whatever you fly:
Don't just burn holes in the sky - use the time to tune your skills in a structured way, e.g. increase your accuracy with height-keeping and heading-holding, do some radio nav, fly a load of PFLs, stalls, steep turns etc until you can do them really well.
In short, make the most of the time - it will help when you come to do the IR and CPL and you may even be asked to explain what you did at a future interview (clue: 'I flew up and down the coast for 40hrs' is not a good answer).
Enjoy!