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Beautiful Fantastic Iguazu Falls
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Iguazu Falls - Argentina and Brazil
The next day we continued north east towards the Argentine side of Iguaçu Falls. Sam's Travels Along the way we passed many small villages and some isolated huts looking bleak sitting on the red earth.
We came to a parking area for the falls and squeezed in amongst the cars.
We walked out the catwalks to Garganta del Diablo (Devils Throat.) We could hear the deep roar from the falls and see the mist rising as drew closer. What a sight. And the scenery! Wow. The vegetation was unbelievable. There were huge philodendrons growing out of the trees, they were the size of small cars. Ferns taller than Bill were growing all over and all sizes and colors of vines were hanging from the trees. Orchids were everywhere. Just like a Tarzan movie. Again there were flocks (?) of butterflies, all sizes and colors. There were so many of them that when they landed it looked like flowers.
The birds were fascinating. They flew all around the paths - parrots, parakeets and toucans to mention some that we recognized. I didn't know they came in so many colors.
There were signs saying not to feed the monkeys and to watch out for snakes and jaguars! We could hear monkeys but didn’t see any. Didn’t see any jaguars either - thank goodness - though the kids were disappointed.
Suddenly we were in the sunlight.
There is no way to give justice to the panorama that stretched before us in mere words, it was just magnificent.
As we reached the end of the catwalk and the falls came into view we just stopped in our tracks. On three sides the roaring water falls into the murky depths of the river. The mist from the force of the water soaked us. The sound stunned us. It seemed like the earth ended there. We spent the good part of an hour just watching and listening. Too soon we had to leave as we had to catch the ferry to Brazil before nightfall. It was only a short drive to the rivers edge and the ferry dock. When we arrived at the ferry the kids and I were surprised at its small size. The kids were a little apprehensive - wondered if it could take our weight. No problem, after all trucks used it all the time.
After an uneventful crossing we were in Brazil. No problems with paperwork at all.
Not far from the border we found an actual campground and spent the night there. It had electricity, showers toilets (with toilet paper) and a laundry room. I checked out the laundry facilities. It consisted of two laundry tubs and two washboards. I decided I didn’t need to do laundry yet. The campgrounds we had found in South America charged by the person not by the vehicle. It cost $4.00 US per person per night. Rather expensive for what you got.
In the campground with us were a couple of motorhomes that were made in Brazil. They were very rustic compared to our Pace Arrow.
The next morning we went to visit the Brazilian side of the falls. Again there was spectacular scenery and the rainbows were enthralling.
This time on our walk out the trail we saw a Iguana that was about seven feet long from nose to the tip of his tail. He was just taking a stroll along the walking trail. We all gave him a wide berth - I was surprised no one wanted to take him with us.
We came to a parking area for the falls and squeezed in amongst the cars.
We walked out the catwalks to Garganta del Diablo (Devils Throat.) We could hear the deep roar from the falls and see the mist rising as drew closer. What a sight. And the scenery! Wow. The vegetation was unbelievable. There were huge philodendrons growing out of the trees, they were the size of small cars. Ferns taller than Bill were growing all over and all sizes and colors of vines were hanging from the trees. Orchids were everywhere. Just like a Tarzan movie. Again there were flocks (?) of butterflies, all sizes and colors. There were so many of them that when they landed it looked like flowers.
The birds were fascinating. They flew all around the paths - parrots, parakeets and toucans to mention some that we recognized. I didn't know they came in so many colors.
There were signs saying not to feed the monkeys and to watch out for snakes and jaguars! We could hear monkeys but didn’t see any. Didn’t see any jaguars either - thank goodness - though the kids were disappointed.
Suddenly we were in the sunlight.
There is no way to give justice to the panorama that stretched before us in mere words, it was just magnificent.
As we reached the end of the catwalk and the falls came into view we just stopped in our tracks. On three sides the roaring water falls into the murky depths of the river. The mist from the force of the water soaked us. The sound stunned us. It seemed like the earth ended there. We spent the good part of an hour just watching and listening. Too soon we had to leave as we had to catch the ferry to Brazil before nightfall. It was only a short drive to the rivers edge and the ferry dock. When we arrived at the ferry the kids and I were surprised at its small size. The kids were a little apprehensive - wondered if it could take our weight. No problem, after all trucks used it all the time.
After an uneventful crossing we were in Brazil. No problems with paperwork at all.
Not far from the border we found an actual campground and spent the night there. It had electricity, showers toilets (with toilet paper) and a laundry room. I checked out the laundry facilities. It consisted of two laundry tubs and two washboards. I decided I didn’t need to do laundry yet. The campgrounds we had found in South America charged by the person not by the vehicle. It cost $4.00 US per person per night. Rather expensive for what you got.
In the campground with us were a couple of motorhomes that were made in Brazil. They were very rustic compared to our Pace Arrow.
The next morning we went to visit the Brazilian side of the falls. Again there was spectacular scenery and the rainbows were enthralling.
This time on our walk out the trail we saw a Iguana that was about seven feet long from nose to the tip of his tail. He was just taking a stroll along the walking trail. We all gave him a wide berth - I was surprised no one wanted to take him with us.
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