Spectacular Iguazu Falls

Decided to do the Iguacu Falls over two days - first day from the Brazilian side, next day from the Argentinian side. Best way to do it, for sure. Got to the town of Foz do Iguacu in the morning, left our packs at the bus station and chilled for a bit after a horrendously long series of bus trips. Went back to the bus terminal and our Peru & Bolivia travel companion Julia is coincidentally there as well! So we joined up and went to the falls. W.O.W. Not enough superlatives to describe these falls. As we walked alongside them, more and more falls kept appearing, with immense amounts of water. A truly amazing piece of nature that, according to Jehan, totally beats Niagara falls hands-down. It was a bloody hot day, luckily there was plenty of water around, copped a fair amount of spray towards the end from a lookout that was perched on top of some of the massive falls. Plenty of photos, plenty of water, plenty of gorgeous views.

01 Brooksy, Charlie and I getting a little wet

Headed over the border to the town of Puerto Iguazu in Argentina, via another useless immigration point. Ate some delicious argentine steaks for dinner, washed down with some tasty local red wine, was our best meal in South America so far.

02 Being an idiot

Next day we headed to the more organised, tourist-oriented Argentine side of the falls. This side gives a more exhilirating experience, with tons of water up real close, and speedboat rides underneath the falls, whereas the Brazil side gave a more scenic overview of the whole massive thing. The speedboat ride left us completely soaked, head to toe. We weren't that fazed, but the next group after us were a bunch of businessmen, wearing smart slacks, business shirts and nice shoes, we reckon they wouldn't have been too happy at the end. Great fun.

Anyway the pictures really tell the story, the falls are insane. I think they would have to be my second top highlight of the trip so far, after the Inca Trail.

03 Devil's Throat falls

After we had dried off we headed back to town and farewelled Julia for the last time, she was to enjoy a 46 hour bus adventure to Santiago. We then had a meal where Jehan and I shared a massive metre-long skewer full of all kinds of farmyard animals - chorizo, chicken, steak, maybe something else? After farewelling Charlie, it was onto Buenos Aires!

04 Refreshing

05 Mechatronics men