Mabu Thermas And Resort Foz de Iguacu

... into it. We also did a 'Jungle adventure' which was a truck through the 'jungle' (more like Salcey Forest) where you were supposed to be able to see all these crazy animals, but actually only saw trees and butterflies, followed by a boat ride. The boat ride was the only bit we wanted to do but as the water is so high they weren't launching from where the 'Nautical Adventure' started so we had to sign up ...

... is also another aspect linking Brazil & Paraguay: most counterfeit clothes & electronics that reach Brazil come from Paraguay. The Paraguayan city Ciudad del Este is situated just at the border, and is a beautiful example. Its street merchants offer everything from cell phones, through fishing rods or ninja swords, to professional television tools – 100% fake of course. After a 2 hours walk through this ocean of ...

Fun times at Buenos Aires airport where LAN inform us that Qantas have canceled all our flights. One long phone call to Qantas in Australia later and we are informed that this is because we have not paid for our flights, would we like to pay now? No, we would like to know what that large charge from Qantas already on our credit card is please. The problem is resolved with a whole 2 min to spare before check in closes ...

... we were worried about suffering from NABW, travelling code for "not another bloody waterfall", but we needn`t of worried. The falls is truly magnificent, both for the share number and size of them. There`s 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers, with only 900 meters of the 2.7 not having water flowing over it.

The largest of these, "The Devil's Throat" ("Garganta del Diablo" in Spanish), is a U-shaped beast: 82 meters high, 150 meters wide, and 700 meters long. Such is the ...

... B is to buy lots of jumpers and under trousers made from Alpaca fur once I start getting into the Andean mountains, for now Ill suffer through it.

When we arrive 20hrs later I politely ask if I can share the ride in the groups shuttle waiting for them into town. We get dropped off at their hotel and apparently there are several hostels nearby; however, after staying ...

... both bought laptops. King only went in to help her get a good one and ended up buying one for himself as well.

On the second day, we went to the Argentinian side of the falls. The falls are split at the deepest point, so part is in Brazil and part is in Argentina. It was still raning quite a lot but it meant that there was much more water falling, which is kinda what you go to a waterfall to see. We got a train then walked to the ...

... ran towards the exit with them all following me! Just as I reached the door one got there first pacing back and forth to not let me out but I’d learnt something from my Korfball day’s and managed to dodge past him and to safety. Steve on the other hand had remained where he was in fits of giggles entirely unscathed! Luckily I survived the incident with nothing more than a bad scratch on my foot but it was touch and go for a while and I didn ...

... to Isla San Martin which divides the falls in half. There, we were able to get a close-up view and feel the full force of the water from a few different vantage points.

After the lower circuit and San Martin, we hurried back up to the train station to catch the last train out to Garganta Del Diablo which is only accessible by a mile-long catwalk over the rivers that feed the other falls. The catwalk climaxes at a dramatic viewing platform that ...

... pesos, and we hopped in. At the border crossing in Brazil we hopped out and got our passports stamped, then hopped back in to drive across the bridge to the Argentine side. The driver tried to go through a vehicle line, but that didn't work out so well. The immigration agent made us get out and go get into a line and fill out a special form. Again. The driver was very frustrated and confused, but it didn't take too long. Then ...

... the falls, as we got wetter, and wetter !!!! Thank God for my ear plugs, which took a battering but kept 90% of the water out, with an assist from my ...