After dropping Sheri off at the airport in Rio, I started the long trek to Salvador. On the way, I spent a couple nights at truck stops before arriving at the seaside town of Itacari. Next day I drove to the Marau Peninsula, but it was raining hard and I could not find a decent campsite, so I headed back to the nice camping spot that I found near Itacari. Next day I drove the final stretch to Salvador, including the ferry across the Bay of All Saints. I found a nice campgroun

...it's also a beautiful and interesting state in the south of Brazil. We arrived in the city of Rio de Janeiro on June 15th and checked into our bed and breakfast, O Veleiro B&B. It is a nice B&B on the hill between two neighborhoods of Rio, Botafogo and Laranjeiras, owned by Rob and Richard. Rob was very helpful getting us orientated to all the sites of Rio. One of our first stops was to Corcovado mountain and iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. The views from Corcovado were

We had a wonderful five months at home seeing friends and family as well as a month in Europe in the Alps visiting Zach and Jenna, and,...