Blogs from Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 13

Day 109 Saturday 28th January We had once again overstayed a town by a day or two and could have easily scampered yesterday but we not only had the hotel booked but we also had a tour for tomorrow so we were sort of trapped. After breakfast we had another look over the town but of course discovered nothing had changed. The heat and humidity in this corner of the world is stifling and although Shelley copes with it really well, I just melt into a puddle. The heat soon got to me and I beat a hasty retreat back to the air conditioning in our hotel. Our room really is exceptional with huge glass doors that open onto a long balcony that overlooks the town and across the river to Paraguay. We spent ... read more

Day 101 Friday 20th January I (Scott) had a really dodgy stomach all night, which is the first bad case I have had this trip so at least I waited till day 101. Woke up in the morning feeling like crap and felt even worse after breakfast of tea and stale croissants. Took a little while to get moving but I was determined that I wouldn’t let it stop us from doing things and today we had decided to take an excursion out of town. The lovely lady at the tourist information booth at the bus station had told us how we could get a public bus to the nearby town of Real de San Carlos so we headed off to the street corner where we were able to hail the bus. The journey ... read more

Aanschouw het vervolg.. De busrit naar de jungle (Rurrenabaque) was op zijn minst memorabel. We hebben vele afgronden gezien en vele brainbreakers tegemoet gekomen om uit te zoeken hoe alle voertuigen dezelfde smalle, gladde weg konden afleggen. Vooral 's nachts.. Laten we het bij 'memorabel' houden ;) Op de heenweg hebben we er 22u over gedaan met de bus en op de terugweg 35min met de (minimini)vlieger.. De eerste dag hebben we een rondvaart gemaakt op de rivier om dieren te spotten. We hebben schildpadden, ara's, verschillende soorten apen, krokodillen, roze dolfijnen en vele vele vogels gezien! 's Nachts gingen we opnieuw de rivier op om op zoek te gaan naar aligators en krokodillen. We hebben er vele gezien en ik heb zelfs een baby-versie vastgehouden!! De tweede dag zijn we op zoek gegaan naar anaconda's. ... read more

The sun was shining as I woke up this morning with the coach still rumbling along to road. Although I was sat in air-conditioned comfort, I could tell it was a beautifully warm day outside. We passed by huge pine forests that spread across the landscape as far as the eye could see in every direction. We crossed bridges over vast rivers and winding valleys, that cut through the forests and disappeared into the distance. I was a little surprised that there were so many pine trees in the area as they didn't feel like they should be native given we were so close to the amazon. It wasn't until I saw the piles of logs and stacks of timber in large open warehouses along the roadside, that I realised that these trees had been planted ... read more

Wow wow wow!!! I feel so lucky, I have seen so many amazing things on this trip and today have just come back from the Iguazu Falls. But first to recap since I spoke to you last, I´ve just uploaded the whale and glacier pictures so I´m hopefully going to get up to date whilst I´ve got access to a fairly decent computer. So I headed to Bariloche and that is one of the most beautiful places I have been to, I think I could have found my place...... It´s in the Lake District of Argentina, huge lakes surrounded by mountains and the town turns into a ski resort in the winter. There has been a huge volcano errupting somewhere in Chile since I´ve been travelling and the ash has been affecting flights and visibility for ... read more