Into the devils throat

Trip Start Sep 06, 2006
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Trip End Sep 01, 2007


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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

So into Argentina we did go, driven from our youth hostel in an old mexican school bus, just for tourists, nice, by a crazy bus driver who stopped half way over the bridge where Brazil becomes Argentina and who got out his Boca Jouniors flag and beeped at everyone he passed shouting uncomprehensible things as we went. Actually that doesnīt sound crazy, he just wasnīt all there, he was also 65 and had an 18 year old girlfriend, perhaps they just had the same mental age, dunno.

Well true to their name, the Brazilians only have a small strip, while in Argentina they have a lot more natural beauty! Well this is true for Iguazu falls anyway. It basically takes you one whole day to have a look around the Argentine side, they also have the best view of the `Devils Throat` and you sure can get right up close. The Devils Throat is the main event, the really impressive part of the falls where the quiet river becomes the ragin falls 1
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 . You really do get mesmerized by the shere amount of water flowing over that you just think, `Wow, so what would happen if i were to jump in?` I didnt jump in though, i didnīt jump in cos i didnīt wanīt to get my camara wet, or die! It`s funny isnt it that all accross the world there are places of natural beauty all named after the devil. Even back at home you have Devils Punchbowl and Devils Dyke, heīs got it all! Poor God just lives behind doors.

Anyway!

The Falls this side are amazing, they go on and on and there are tons of different paths and bridges you can take to see them from every angle. I am not sure what else to say about them really, see photos. There is a boat trip you can do which will be the fastest in your life, all over in 10 minutes! They tell you its a 10 minute boat ride but forget to inform you that for 8 of those minutes you`ll be putting on your life jacket that will only fit a small child (either that or iīm becoming a fatty!) you`ll be taken out into the swell where they will stop to wait for the pansy guy at the front to put on his all-in-one protective waterproof suit while they try and sell you photos or a video of yourself and 20 other dumb tourists getting soaked. Then its time to go! So, a quick drive into the falls, you get soaked, then this happens again and then you get dumped back on dry land soaking wet to walk back up the cliff 3
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 . Everyone claps, yes clap everyone, weīve all just been ripped off! I added a few sarcastic whoops and cheers here and there just for good measure too. Donīt get me wrong it was a fun couple of minutes, I just wanted more!!!!

So after a long olī day it was back to our HI hostel, which is more like a posh hotel. Well posh compared to some of the places weīve seen. At times it did resemble an 18-30īs resort particularly when a few pissed up youths started to dance with the fake Brazilian carnival queens they shipped in for the night and attempted to start a congo line - i think iīm getting old!

The following day we took a cheap 24 hr bus to Buenos Aries for 20 quid, queue hot meals, champagne, wine and whiskey on board while we sat in armchairs watching a film (cant remember which one, sure it was crap, they always are) and the world go by! I like the buses here!
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