Trip summary... so far

South Pasadena, bought a car
Monterey, CA. went to the aquarium
San Francisco, met with James and Lisa went to the Jelly Belly Factory
Lake Tahoe, a night of camping and a day of hiking
Sandy, Utah, time with family, some good jiu-jitsu
Moab, Utah, a night of camping and some awesome trail riding
Denver, CO, Riot Fest, hiking St Mary's Glacier, great to see Pablo and Kristin
Plainview, TX... dont bother
Austin, TX, time with Phil and Maryann...Brazil prep
Sao Paulo, cold and rainy. The city is overwhelming, but Brazil is great.
Curitiba. Met up with Nilson and had a fun time in the city, first Brazil BJJ
Florianopolis. One of the best places I have been. Surfing, BJJ, beaches, great people and food.
Iguazu Falls. an amazing waterfall but a very underwhelming city
Salvador, the food, the beaches, beautiful city, some good bjj... time well spent.
Trancoso, sleeping resort beach town, warm water and endless beaches
Arraial D'ajuda, good people, more going on, Marina gets food poisoning.
Rio... one of the most amazing cities. so many sites, great food 24 hours, fantastic BJJ, beaches, surfing, dancing... it just goes on
Arraial do Cabo...crap town, great diving. saw a sea horse, didnt get to ride it, happy to dive, happier to return to Rio.
Rio 2, more BJJ, food and dance class, but sadly, time to leave
Austin 2, rest, relax, train and head to finish the loop
Albuerquerque... used a UPS store to send some documents... good waffles
Grand Canyon, cold and raining, but made the hiking far more pleasant than hot and sweaty.
South Pasadena... back at the start. Muay Thai, BJJ, food and movie, family time and then back on the road to (hopefully) the final destination.