Hotel Margay Puerto Iguazu

... is always a first. Didí and his wife´s kayak rolled over and into the thick red/mud looking river and started to panic. Apparently Didí does not swim and the Frenchies went wild. There as a lot of Ohhhh lalaaaaaa, Nó, nóóóóó, ***** and so on. This exciting start made for a relaxing rest of the trip and everyone ended up safe in their kayaks with a more or less calm mind. <br><br>The dinner that night we all laughed at our mosquito-beaten bodies and that the unsinkable kayak actually ...

... already started composing my list of places to visit on my next trip - Iguasso and the Pantanal Wetlands so far!<br><br>Argentina was noticeably different from the moment we crossed the border. The rain stopped, the sun came out, farmland was replaced with vast forests and random people started waving at the bus as we passed. There were countless dirt tracks disappearing into the forests, practically ...

... br>After the experience of La Garganta del Diablo, we chose to skip the train and walk the 2,600 meters back to the main trainstation that would later return us to the parks entrance. But we could walk this trail back without encountering more butterflies, now could we?<br><br>We returned home hungry and tired, these feelings led us to visit a local restaurant named Aqua. It is an excellent choice for any traveler that chooses to stop thru Iguazu.<br><br>

... decided she was AWESOME and started up on a photo shoot of herself.<br><br>The following day - clearly not as bright and sparky as the night before!!! We were delving in to our rehydration sachets like women possessed, along with anti nausia tablets, and codeine in the vain attempt to dull the hangover. Nothing was working. We had a man down that day, Kaz spent the day in bed, unable to move.<br><br>Loz and I managed to get out and about ...

... welcomed with open arms and a 90 day visa! <br><br> Shweet. Especially after our first night of 'all-you-can-eat-2-inch-thick-BBQ-steak -washed-down-with-all-you-can-drink red wine' night. (That's what it's called... promise!) Followed by a fun night out with some dudes we met in Rio to test out the the local beer called 'Quilme', pronounced 'kill me'. At 8 pesos per litre bottle = GBP 1.20, we decided Argentina would be a ...

Our last stop in Brazil, the spectacular Iguacu Falls.<br><br>As always, nothing like a 26 hour bus to get you in the mood for sightseeing, but hey, the sharks who run airlines aren't exactly big on cheap tickets it seems... Luckily this one was ok, except for a monster 4 hour traffic jam in Sao Paolo - thie biggest city in the southern hemisphere! Due to a rather heavy week of late nights and jolling in Rio, we were able to sleep ...

We went to the Brazilian side of the falls yesterday. We organised our transport from the hostel and went with Brian, a guy from Ballincollig who we met the previous night. We picked up a few other people in Marco Polo Hostel which is another HI (hostelling International) hostel and off we went over the border. We had to get out at Brazil border again to get our passport stamped. The day was more overcast yesterday but at least it was dry (for a while ...

... the more the mouth of the falls opened up before us...<br><br> <br><br>As we reached the viewing platform we had an instantly incredible view over the main body of water crashing over the falls, it reminded me a lot of getting close to the Niagara Falls, but this place makes Niagara look like a ...

... for that! <br><br>When we got to Argentinian immigration they asked for the piece of paper that we'd been given very casually when we boarded the boat there from BA. <br><br>Fortunately we'd both kept them, even if I had to ...

Having given up on the idea of going to see the Brazilian side of the falls, Boo and I slept in. By the time we hauled ourselves out of bed, breakfast had long since ended, so we decided to go foraging around town. We didn't walk far before Boo spotted ice cream which she insisted she had to have. So my child had ice cream for breakfast. I am a very bad mother. <br><br>After wandering around town for a bit, we went back to ...