Puerto Iguazu

Since leaving the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires we have spent five days in the sleepy town of Puerto Iguazu. This is close to the Brazilian and Paraguay border. Due to strike action and demonstrations we were unable to see the waterfalls for a couple of days as the roads were blocked and were forced to pitch our tent and make use of the swimming pool. (Not all bad)

We visited Brazil for the day to see full panoramic views of the falls which were truly spectacular (see pics here - http://picasaweb.google.com/trevallion74/IguazuFalls and video here - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x546l1_iguazu-falls-Brazil_travel ). The next day on the Argentine side we saw the waterfalls up close and got soaked. Throughout both national parks we saw a variety of multicoloured birds, butterflies and lizards.

Camping was abit of a challenge. As well as all the mozis and creepy crawlies,we endured a 13 hour tropical storm (we sat in the tent eating bread and jam and playing cards from 5 in the evening til morning) but thankfully our little tent kept us warm and dry.

Some statistics for you: Steaks eaten: 5
Flans eaten: 8
Billy´s beard growth: 1/2 cm
Hours on buses: 42
Tropical storms: 2
Number of stray animals adopted for the day: several cats and two dogs

We left Puerto Iguazu for Salta where we are right now. We´re off for a a parilla (grill) put on by the hostel, Speak soon,

Soph and Billyxx

written by  billyandsophie on April 16, 2008 from Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
from the travel blog: South America
tagged IguazuFalls
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