Bus ride to the Iguazu Falls
Trip Start
Feb 22, 2005
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Trip End
Jun 22, 2005
Puerto Iguazu,
Argentina
Saturday, May 21, 2005
After a day spent entertaining myself in the small town of Iguazu, whilst Graham was in bed with the shits, it was time to visit the falls. The waterfalls are partly in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and are one of the must sees for visitors to South America. We arrived in the park and began our exploration of the various trails and around the walkways over and minor waterfalls. We left the big one, the Devilīs Throat, until last. The falls must have been even more gigantic than usual, as the boat ride to the island in the middle of the lower river was not operating that day, due to the river being so high. We brought waterproofs but still got a soaking, but luckily we had brought a change of clothes. We smartened ourselves up and went for the amazing buffet lunch at the Sherraton Hotel that had a fantastic view of the falls. After gorging ourselves and enjoying a bottle of Argentinaīs finest we took the short train ride to the Devilīs Throat. It really was a sight, the metal walkways took you right out over the edge and the noise of the water was deafening. After a second soaking we headed back to our hotel just as the rain came... and it didnīt stop. We to a short bus journey to the Brazilian side the next day and went straight to the airport and caught a plane to Recife in the north of Brazil. Thank God we decided against taking a bus to Sao Paulo, as when we turned on the TV in Recife, Sao Paulo was under water with flooding. The North East Coast is supposed to be the sunshine capital of Brazil, but we seemed to have brought the weather with us.
