San Juan Das Cataratas Foz de Iguacu

... about my ineptitude on 2 wheels briefly then decided I really do think dark thoughts too much and so got on with it. I could hear stuff in the forest on either side but I was making too much noise really for wildlife watching and ´it´ always scampered out of site before I could get a glimpse. There were heaps of butterflies though that were happy to land on you or your bike any time you paused. This was fun momentarily but the mosquitoes would also gladly land if I stood ...

... Foz de Iguaçu - was pretty tired, so just chilled out and went on a wee walk! The town is pretty small but its funny to see road signs that say "Argentina - next left"! The weather was REALLY hot, no clouds so it was all good!<br><br>Went to the Argentinian falls first of all, we had a tour booked through our hostel for the whole day! So when woke up in the morning to another boiling day i was really excited!! Crossed the ...

... and only concrete pillars with the National flag colours of each country mark the spot so tourists can take the necessary shots, and locals can sell the the necessary tacky bits and pieces. It feels much safer and better organised already here, and everything is about half the price. We hope that doesn´t mean its half the fun. We´ve heard the Argentinean side of the falls is even better so I´m sure I´ll be back with more stories in the next couple of days.<br><br>Cheers<br>Ian<br><br>

Man Alive- it`s been busy here since I last wrote!! On the move every fews days!! So, we left Rio de Janiero (waving goodbye to the mother and Susan) and headed for Ilha Grande. The journey was probably one of our worst so far! We left late because we were all feeling so hungover after are many caiparinhas the night before, and then the really crowded and bumpy boat took fooorever to get back to Angra! When we finally did arrive it was to ...

... of Natal. But its well worth the trek. This small place hardly mentioned in the guides has outstanding beaches, long stretches of sand stretching as far as you can see with hardly a soul on the beach.. the main season has not yet stated when you will see kite surfers from all over Europe and Brazil take advantage of the strong winds and warm tropical waters, We stay in a lovely Poussada right on the beach owned by an English girl, her Brazilian husband and bilingual ...

... less than the 'hour and a half' suggested by all the guidebooks (are you supposed to walk on your hands or something?) and grabbed some cheap lunch because we really didn't have much money left on our last day in Argentina. <br><br>I did ...

... after, really. I had found a bike, a helmut, packed my lunch and was halfway to my waterfall when one of the guides who had been turning up everywhere i was all week came flying down the hill after me. (the brazilian guys were teasing me that I had a fan) So, he turned out to be a really nice guy and we were having fun for half the day. Doiwnhill riding on a bike without shocks was fun but painful. Then we got caught in a downpour of rain for an hour which ...

... 140 km/hr down the highway through the 50km/hr speedzones. It was fun... kinda. Today I had an amazing day with two Brazilian women from Porto Alegre and a guide to 3 waterfalls outside of the park. The first one we went to was about 50m high and had rapellers and a canyon we got to swim in. Next one was my favorite cause there was cliffjumping. A guy showed up with a clarinet and sat above the waterfall and played for all of us. Not many people there though ...

... here with a guide so we went together as a group. We hiked to a canyon and a beautiful waterfall. The park is full of crystals and cool rocks. There were parts of the ground that looked like someone had smashed a windowpane and there was shattered glass everywhere. The water is really clean too and good to drink. Its sooo hot though. I arrived in Sao Jorge yesterday after a 6 hour busride that stopped in every little town along the way. I am the only ...