Foz De Iguazu/Puerto Iguazu/ Cataratas de Iguazu = The Most Amazing Waterfalls Ever.

After a tremendously long and uncomfortable bus trip, we finally made it to Argentina. I got to tell you, after taking buses after buses, time and distance all blurs into one big haze. Our first day was a bit of a write off - apparently there was a strike which meant people couldn't go to the falls so it was filled with having our first Malbec and Argentitian steak with the British boys and of course a few games of Shithead. Day 2 - after transfering hostels and following Jan for city number 5 I think - we ended up at the Hostel Inn aka Holiday Inn. I love, absolutely love hostels that like look resorts. I fell completely in like with that place and the people there. There was so much to like about this place - the gigantic pool = ground zero, the amazing people we met, the bar... cons - um, we had the noisest room in the whole place. Imagine what it would be like to be at the room closest to the mega speakers off the little disco they had. This began day 1 of 9 days were I averaged 2-4 hours of sleep per night...also why I held off on writing, cause apparently, you do lose coherency with that little sleep. But I digress...

You have the option of seeing the falls from the Argentinian and Brazilian side. We had every intention of doing both but this is actually how it panned out:

Day 1 - Argentina. Let's see, it could have been the tremendous hang over I had after the 3rd bottle of Malbec (you know who you are...) or the fact that it was the busiest day of the year (ugh Easter) or the intense and almost unbearable heat but we basically stood in lines and just barely saw the Garganta de Diablo - beautiful but overshadowed by the thousands of others that were there. It was like the Disney land of natural wonders...

Day 2 - Argentina again. Thankfully an amazing day that made up for all the wrongs of the day before. We got there early, took our time, trekked through the Lower Trails and took lots of pictures of the amazing butterflies that inhabit the area. They came in all colours and sizes - I think we have enough butterfly pics to actually have its own folder (so beautiful that for a split second I almost understood why so many people have butterfly tattoos). We took the speed boat to falls, where I swear, they break every single safety violation - cause really, you just can't get that close to millions of gushing gallons of water and be that safe can you?? Either way, it was amazing and awesome and the best shower ever!! Then there's the upper trails where you view the water crashing down over the rocks. I looove waterfalls. What is it about water flowing over rocks that makes you speechless? Maybe it's the unstoppable force of the water, so strong that it forms clouds on impact or multiple rainbows. Maybe it's because it's so calming and emotional all at once just to see the sheer magnitude of those falls. Either way, it was spectacular.

Day 3. It was suppose to be Brazil. Thanks to our roomie at the dorm, we had this wonderful chance to see it from above. Instead, we flew over the falls on a private 4 seater Cesna!! For those keeping track, we saw the falls by land, water and air!!! Unless you've been there, it's really difficult to describe how awe inspiring these falls are. Imagine Niagra Falls exponentially until you are really really impressed and you've just had a glimpse of Iguazu!

I could go on for a while trying to recapture our experiences there, I'm not really sure I'll ever be able to encapsulate our experience there but here are some pics...they pretty much speak for itself!!