Brick wall, waterfall Iguazu has it all!

In Buenos Aires we saw the sights and went on some walking adventures. Some of the highlights were going to a giant market in San Telmo, surviving an impromptu rainstorm, seeing the football stadium (on Jasons part) and the colorful houses of La Boca. Argentina is famous for its tango dancers and we had many opportunities to watch their graceful movements across the floor.

We made good friends at the hostel we stayed at and we were upset one day when we came back to find people in our beds. There had been a misunderstanding when we tried to book the hostel for another night - They booked us for the 11 and not the 10 - in the end it wasn't such a big problem because there was another hostel with space just half a block away.

On monday we bought bus tickets to Puerto Iguazu which is a town famous for its waterfalls on the border of Argentina and Brazil. It was a 17 hour ride to get there. We left BA at 2:15 on monday and arrived in Puerto Iguazu at 7:30 the next morning. It was probably the most comfortable ride we've ever had while traveling. The seats reclined to an almost horizontal position and there were leg rests (picture a lay-Z-boy chair). Don't get us wrong, it may have been comfortable, but the food was horrible and the chairs, though comfortable for napping weren't so good when trying to have a good nights sleep.

Off the bus at 7:30, checked into our hostel (the Marcopolo Inn) and finished breakfast by 9, and at the bus stand buying tickets to Iguazu Falls by 9:15.

Have you ever wondered what 275 waterfalls look like?Well, we can only suggest a visit to Iguazu or perhaps just a trip to google image will do. 85 peso's (the foreigner rate) gave us free rein for the day. There are several routes to look out points - all of which are wheel chair accessible - so dont get the wrong idea imagining us hiking through the jungle, mud up to our knees or anything. Wow. What an amazing experience. We were almost literally blown away (by the force of the wind and water). Oh by the way, it was pouring rain as well - so we were kind of wet by the end of the day. My(sarah) personal favourite moment was standing on this one look out point almost under the falls and just getting soaked by the mist raining down on us. The water was so powerful and loud.

We spent a good few hours trekking along amongst several hundred other tourists and enjoying the wildlife...well..the animals that hang around the park anyways. Jason made friends with a butterfly, Sarah' leg was licked by a Coati and Kaya watched an Iguana making its way.

For dinner we prepared pasta and sauce and fell asleep much earlier then the past several nights. Today, we are spending our time relaxing and wandering around Puerto Iguazu researching options for our next destinations.

Over and Out.

K-dizzle and S-money