Day 1 Iguazu Falls

We arrived relatively fresh after a 16 hour bus trip. Super Cama (first class) helped with seats that fully recline therefore 7-8 hrs sleep. The service was great also, food and drinks are served with a little tray table like on a plane, the highlight was the vino tinto! You know how you usually cringe at tasting those tiny 200ml bottles they provide, this was great! It was Santa Florentino 2008, a Malbec Syrah (shiraz) blend from the Rioja wine region. Then the glass of argentinian champagne to settle for the night was a great touch and helped us sleep.

The humidity and heat hit us immediately, much as it does on arrival in Bali in the wet season. The landscape was a tropical wonderland which lush green jungle for as far as the eye could see.

We checked in to our boutique hotel and quickly found out how to get to the national park to start our adventure at Iguazu Falls. We arrived at the park just after lunchtime and started with the train trip towards Garganta del Diablo, the largest of the falls. It included a 1.5km walk across the river on an elevated walk way unshaded by any of the surrounding jungle. We saw an alligator, butterflies, a turtle and then rainbows!
















A fantastic afternoon although we focused so heavily on insect protection, we forgot about sun protection and got quite badly sunburnt on the first day- when will we ever learn!