Back on a bus and this time…really headed to the Iguazu Falls. Seems we've been headed here for a week! Just a 7 hour ride which included the 30 min we had to wait for a replacement bus when ours quit. We headed right to the closest restaurant and enjoyed the traditional Milanese dinner. (Think country fried steak). Our hotel was a short taxi ride away & the pool was a sight for poor eyes! We made several phone calls home before turning off the lights. Rog was up eating breakfast by 7:30. I'd decided to skip it cause the little I eat for breakfast wasn't worth the extra $6 charge. After a short taxi ride, we had arrived!! Excited, we eagerly headed down the path…after almost an hour we still hadn't seen any waterfalls! Really…haven't we waited long enough!?! Then we started hearing them. It got louder & louder until it was a roar & then around one more corner…and there it was!! The first of so many incredible falls we continued to see around each bend. Just phenomenal !!! The area is massive in size. Each waterfall magnificent on its own but next to so many others…just indescribable!
Our final view was at Devil's Throat where several falls merged to create the grandest & loudest falls of all. And in its mist was a perfect rainbow! Breathtaking! The kind that makes your legs feel like rubber & your heart stop beating. The Iguazu Falls. So worth the 2-3 miles of walking in +95F hot sun…fortunately about half was in the shade. Another plus was we got to see coaties, black horned capuchin monkeys & plush crusted jays along the path. We also were in the right place at the right time (& have gray hair) to catch a golf cart ride & took the train ride back to the entrance which spared us an additional 2-3 miles. Frequent water stops & using cool water towels helped us survive but we were both overwhelmingly exhausted when we got back to our hotel & jumped in the pool. I think I heard a hiss as our hot bodies hit the cool water. After a long soak, we walked to the nearest restaurant & gobbled down grilled veges & Sorrentino (stuffed noodles/Argentina dish).
This was truly a day we'll never forget!
