Iguazu Falls

After a 18 hour overnight bus trip you´d think I´d be a bit tired and not overly enthusiastic about what I did that day... but no... Iguazu falls was amazing! Got to love the fact that its about 10 degrees warmer, but the falls themselves are just so spectacular, and there are so many birds and animals around that you can´t help but be astounded. Monkeys, little guinea pigs, other larger rodents, stipey creatures which I can´t remember the name of... (see photo) Birds including toucans... wow.

And did I mention just how big the falls are? There are heaps, you turn a corner to reveal more, viewing platform after viewing platform and different views of different falls. Its all boardwalked which makes things very easy, but the downside being there are so many tourists you never really have any view to yourself. And so many feel inclined to hop in boats, dress in raincoats and get driven under the falls... who wants a heavy shower?


Up the top was the devils throat, which had an unbelievable amount of water going over the edge... at the bottom it caused so much spray that you couldn´t see where it hit. There were these swallows which dived down and dissappeared into the spray. The sound too was a definite roar which you could hear for miles.

I liked the national park so much I even went back a second day to do a walk thru the forest, away from most tourists. After a day of sharing the boardwalks with others it was lovely to be on a track all by yourself... even if it was a little disconcerting to have instructions on what to do if you encounter a jaguar! (dont play dead, back away don´t run, act larger and hit it if its agressive!)

Anyway its certainly an amazing place, well worth the discomfort of a long bus ride!