Foz de Iguazu......& it's waterfalls!

After the excitement of sleeping on the side of the road we were all very keen to arrive in Foz de Iguazu & settle into a proper camp ground....complete with Sth America's largest outdoor nightclub right next door. Called "a_ha" it holds 4,500 people & apparantly goes off during high season. We went there for a night out & had a ball dancing & drinking until 3.30am....or should I say some of us came back at 3.30am....a couple of party animals stayed out until 6am then went to bed on the driveway of the campground :)

Photo: Before things got too messy at a_ha....nothing like drinking your cocktail out of a plastic cup :)


We also managed to find time to check out what Foz de Iguazu is famous for - the Iguazu Falls. Made up of over 270 individual falls, they stretch further than Vic Falls but Vic Falls has more water & the largest single fall of water. Despite this the falls were spectacular. We were able to see them from both the Brazilian & Argentinian sides.....& I have to say the Argentinian side is the most spectacular. We were able to walk right out into the spray from the falls so we all ended up drowned - not a pretty sight!

Photo: Me winning the wet t-shirt competition after being drowned in the falls!


The other cool thing about Iguazu is how accessible the falls are. There are km's of walking tracks, bridges & platforms that take you over, under & next to the water. The Devil's Throat was another highlight - a horseshoes shaped waterfall where the water rushes down with such force that you feel like you're being pulled into it. It is hard to describe the falls & do them justice so instead I'll just show you some pictures :)

Photo: Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side at sunset

Photo: .....& from the Argentinian side........

Photo:........& again.........

Photo: Standing infront of the Devil's Throat

Photo: The power of the Devil's Throat......& the pretty rainbow!


On the Brazilian side we also went & visited the "World Famous" bird park. Now, I'm not sure if it was the fact that I don't like birds that I didn't really dig the bird park....but it probably didn't help that it pissed down with rain the second we arrived. We did see some nice birds & we also had fun going into the Macaw enclosure & being swooped for about 10 minutes. What was funnier was seeing a whole group of school kids join us in there & get promptly knocked to the ground by the cranky macaws!!

Photo: Ahhhh....pretty macaw.....

Photo:..................10 seconds later.....when good Macaw's go bad!!


It's really weird crossing the border from one country into another for a day trip but that is exactly what we did to visit the Argentinian side. Which reminds me, the day before the falls, we went into town to try & organise visa's for Paraguay. It turns out they are not always that obliging at the border when you try to apply on the spot. Unfortunately for us the embassy was closed so instead we spent the afternoon sitting in a cafe eating hundreds of these delicious cheesey pastry things & deep fried churros stuffed with chocolate....YUM! Hopefully the border official gods will smile on us & we'll be allowed in to Paraguay!

Photo: Note to self.....this is what happens when you go out for the day & don't put the fly on your tent.... & it pisses with rain......