Iguazu Falls

Another early start to get to the airport to catch the plane to Iguazu Falls.  Diego was to collect us at 6:00 am.  It was a pity as we missed out breakfast at the Marriot.  It was a pity as the coffee at the airport was pretty ordinary.

The flight to Iguazu Falls was uneventful.  The drive from Iguazu Falls airport to the Sheraton Hotel in the national park took about 20 minutes.  The contrast between Buenos Aries the built up city to Iguazu Falls National Park of rainforest was pretty big.  It was quite warm and humid here but luckily with minimal mosquitoes.

Meryl and I checked in and booked the boat ride to the base of the falls and the great jungle adventure.  Then we went looking for a light lunch.  After lunch we went for a walk to see parts of the falls.  The sound of the falling water was thunderous.  The falls was just spectacular.  Well worth a visit. Along the walk we saw several families of coutis. interesting plants and lots of birds.

We had to wait until 3:30 pm for our great jungle adventure and boat ride. The boat ride was wild and WET.  One of the best thrill rides - highly recommended.  The whole idea was to get absolutely drenched.  We were even provided with water proof bags for our cameras and other things we don't want wet.  The boat driver took the boat as close as he could to the bottom of the falls.

Two drown 'rats' after the boat ride

After a busy day and the wild boat ride, we decided to take it easy and have dinner at the hotel and enjoy the view of the falls as we ate dinner. Great food and company.  This is the life!