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1: In the boat on the way to the falls 27 secs
2: Approaching Devil“s Throat 32 secs
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Hi everybody!
So, day two at Foz. We headed for the national park early in the morning.
Located on the Brazil/Argentina border, Iguazu Falls are considered to be the second largest in the world, only Victoria Falls are bigger. Most of the waterfalls are placed on the Argentinan side, but From the Brazilian side the view is supposed to be better.
Anyways, with my precious "single entry" working visa, we decided not to go to the Argentinan side. When we came there we started by taking a ride through the jungle for a few kilometers, then a 600 meters "jungle hike" on a paved path down to the river. From there, a boat ride on a speedboat about 4 km up the river to the falls. This is really the way to experience the magnificent features of the falls. The boats go almost all the way up to Devil“s Throat, and the passengers get "baptised" in some of the smaller ones when the boats sail into them. Great fun, and after that the boat dropped those of to the shore nearby who had opted for the rafting downstream again.
Of course we were among those. The
river was quite calm, so the adrenaline was not really pumping, but it was totally worth it anyway. We were swimming in the water most of the time, and came to the pier around one o“clock.
From there we headed up the river again, this time by road, to take a closer look at the falls. It is possible to come really close to them, at one point you are standing surrounded with waterfalls in 260 degrees, in front of you, below you and besides you. We walked around the area for hours, returning to the hotel just before dinner.
The day ended with a night swim in the pool.
Bye
Hemmi
Hę allir!
Jęja, dagur tvö ķ Foz. Viš fórum af staš ķ žjóšgaršinn snemma um morguninn.
Stašsettur į Argentķnu/Brasilķu landamęrunum, Iguazu fossarnir eru taldir nęrst stęšstu fossar heims į eftir Viktorķu fossunum. Mest af fossunum eru stašsettir Argentķnu megin, en Brasilķu megin į śtsżniš aš vera betra.
Allavegana, meš mitt dżrmęta "single entry" atvinnuleyfi, įkvįšum viš aš vera ekkert aš fara yfir til Argentķnu. Žegar viš komum ķ garšinn fórum viš
JungleA little stream running through the jungle
fyrst ķ nokkurra kķlómetra bķlferš ķ gegnum skóginn, žar sem viš svo fórum ķ 600 metra "frumskógargöngu" eftir gangstétt nišur til įrinnar. Žašan bįtsferš į spķttbįt u.ž.b. 4 km upp įna aš fossunum. Žetta er algjörlega rétta leišin til aš upplifa hvaš fossarnir eru rosalegir. Bįtarnir fara nęstum alla leiš upp aš Koki Kölska, og žar eru faržegarnir "skķršir" ķ sumum af smęrri fossunum, žar sem bįtarnir sigla innķ fossana. Rosalega gaman, og eftir žaš lét bįturinn žį ķ land sem ętlušu nišur įna ķ rafting.
Aš sjįlfsögšu vorum viš žeirra į mešal. Įin var frekar róleg, svo adrenalķniš var ekkert sérstaklega aš flęša, en žetta var samt algjörlega žess virši. Viš syntum ķ vatninu mestallan tķmann, og komum aš bryggjunni um klukkan eitt.
Žašan fórum viš aftur upp įna, ķ žetta skiptiš į veginum, til aš skoša fossana betur. Žaš er hęgt aš komast mjög nįlęgt žeim, į einum staš ertu umkringd/ur fossum ķ 260 grįšur, fyrir framan žig, undir žér og viš hlišina į žér. Viš löbbušum um svęšiš ķ nokkra klukkutķma, og komum į hóteliš rétt fyrir kvöldmat.
Fórum svo ķ kvöldsund ķ sundlauginni.
Kvešja
Hemmi
ArgentinaTaken from the boat, some of the falls
The rope...You can slide down a rope to where we went from the speedboat to the rafting. Jęks!
BabtismOne of the boats seen from above going into the waterfall
Screams!You could hear the screams of the terrified people when the got hit by the falls
The edgeOn this spot we were surrounded by waterfalls
Fear of heights?On a platform above the canyon. People really freaked out when they discovered how the floor is.
GlassesRosa“s glasses got smashed up during the rafting and she had to wear them like that for the remaining of the trip. Hemmi“s sunglasses got a little injured as well.