Iguazu Falls

We left to catch the morning bus from Paraty to Sao Paulo but this was full so we had to wait around for 4 hours for the next bus. This took 6 hours to arrive in Sao Paulo we then took another bus to Iquazu taking 18 hours. We arrived in Foz De Iquazu at 10.30am and stayed at hostel Bambu. We visited the Brazilian falls that afternoon with our new Brazilian friend Chris. We got an open top bus to the trail which was beautiful and gave you an overview of the falls. There were Coaties along the paths and butterflies everywhere. There were so many waterfalls and the main attraction was The Devils Throat, the most powerful one of all. That night we went for Lebanese (as there is a strong lebanese influence in the area), with people we meet at the hostel Matt and Chris. It was really nice food and very cheap.

The following day we crossed the border to Argentina. This was a long procedure involving us getting off and on 3 different buses. We arrived at our Hostel in Puerto Iguazu, The Hostel Inn it had a large swimming pool which we took full advantage of for the rest of the day. That night we ate the hostel buffet and met a nice couple Debbie and John. Who we played cards with for the rest of the night.

The next day we visited the Agentina falls, which was larger and had more to do. We went on a boat ride which took us underneath the falls. We got soaked!! We then did the lower trail which gave us a view of the falls below. We got a train to the source of the waterfalls and along the way were literally thousands of butterflies of all different varieties. As you walk along they attach all over your body and stay with you for ages. The end of the trail took us to a view so close to the Devils Throat. We got drenched from the mist but it was amazing to see. The noise was incredible and they were more powerful than we ever imagined. The spray from the falls created rainbows everywhere. We found out later that day that the flood gates had been opened so we had a spectacular show. That evening we watched a Brazilan show in Argentina!!! It was really tacky like we were at Butlins but we had fun and got up for the conga!!.

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