Since our last post, we have braved the rushing waters of the Iguazu Falls, danced the tango at a milonga, witnessed a country in mourning, paid our respects to Evita and enjoyed our first visitors to the Galapagos. Let me show you Iguazu Falls first.
That is the Devil’s Throat, the most impressive section of the Iguazu Falls, a series of waterfalls located mostly in Argentina but also in Brazil. We spent an entire day in the national park on the Argentine side visiting the upper, middle and lower areas of the falls.
On the advice of a park employee, we saved the adventure boat trip for the end of the day. According to my guidebook, 5000 cubic metres of water falls per second into the river 70 metres below. Some of this water landed in the boat.
After a dry change of clothes and hot coffee, we hung around for the start of the Luna Llena tour, a trip back to the Devil’s Throat but under the light of the full moon. That’s where I tried my hand at night photography but let me tell you that taking pictures of fast running water in the dark with no tripod is no fun!
The next day we walked through the town of Puerto Iguazu and along the Iguazu river until we reached the Parana river and the tri-country border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. I was happy to be on the Argentine side where we lunched on a restaurant terrace and took in the view.
The following afternoon we headed to the airport to return to Buenos Aires where we would have almost a week of city life. Hah! We had just boarded the plane when the captain informed us that the clock didn’t work. Thus began 4 hours of waiting to see if a new part would arrive that evening. Hopes were dashed when we saw OUR crew board the last flight out of Iguazu. Things turned out okay though. The airline put us up in a 5 star hotel complete with a buffet dinner, and we got to meet some nice folks from the United States.
More photos from Iguazu: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sataylor/sets/72157625425173082/
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