The common person on the street when asked to name a famous waterfall, the majority would reply with ‘Niagra Falls’ or ‘Victoria Falls’, even Torc Waterfall!! We admit too to not have heard of Igauzu Falls until researching South America prior to this trip. But from what we seen today, Igauzu is in a different league to those mentioned above.
Today was the day we explored the Argentina side of Iguazu Falls. We had a stupendous breakfast this morning to set us up for day ahead. A minibus was organised to bring us across border into Argentina. The border was quite humorous as with one step you were in Argentina and another in Brazil, Mike was amazed!! The weather was beautiful and everyone was excited about what lay ahead. The park has a cool tourist train like the one in Leisureland Amusements which brought us to the trails around the Falls. Thousands of butterflies swarmed the park, everywhere we went with designs, colours and patterns of all sorts. The trails brought us to a number of different viewpoints of the different waterfalls. The trails were very well laid out and this allowed us to view the waterfalls from lots of different angles. They were breathtaking; the “devils throat” was like a big cloud in that the water moved so fast. It was jaw dropping stuff. Tom said that the spray from the waterfall was like fairy dust. It was a hot day which meant that we could see the waterfalls clearly. We took a dingy out into the water and all had to wear lifejackets. The boat man (because I don’t know what else to call him) was very skilled. It was like a scene from River Wild…except Kevin Bacon wasn’t chasing us down. It was very silent and peaceful and we all took in the scenery which was tremendous. We also saw a crocodile which Mike nicknamed “Frankie”.
Following that we were brought through a forest in what can only be described as an army truck. We arrived down to where a boat awaited us to take us up close and personal with the waterfall. We saw another boat of people who were absolutely soaked so we had an idea what lay ahead of us. It was an R.L.N.I style boat that went racing through the water. We saw a perfect rainbow in the water and if we ever wanted our pot of gold now was our chance!! We had our cameras out but we were quickly told to put them away because we were going right beside the waterfalls. We got absolutely saturated. It was like a cold shower as the water flowed through our hair, like a good shampoo. We screamed like little girls!! It was a surreal experience and one that we will never forget for the rest of our lives!
That evening Conor, Tom & Mike went Go-Karting with some of the crew, the lads said it was savage stuff, zooming around like Formula 1 racers. Tom spun his car 7 times such was the speed he was going at!! A few bevies were had that evening, everyone reflecting on the magical and remarkable experiences of Igazu.
So if we are ever asked in the future to name the most famous waterfall in the world our reply unequivocally will be ‘Iguazu Falls, the most spectacular and jaw dropping sight experienced in our lives! .... so far’.
Gary
Today was the day we explored the Argentina side of Iguazu Falls. We had a stupendous breakfast this morning to set us up for day ahead. A minibus was organised to bring us across border into Argentina. The border was quite humorous as with one step you were in Argentina and another in Brazil, Mike was amazed!! The weather was beautiful and everyone was excited about what lay ahead. The park has a cool tourist train like the one in Leisureland Amusements which brought us to the trails around the Falls. Thousands of butterflies swarmed the park, everywhere we went with designs, colours and patterns of all sorts. The trails brought us to a number of different viewpoints of the different waterfalls. The trails were very well laid out and this allowed us to view the waterfalls from lots of different angles. They were breathtaking; the “devils throat” was like a big cloud in that the water moved so fast. It was jaw dropping stuff. Tom said that the spray from the waterfall was like fairy dust. It was a hot day which meant that we could see the waterfalls clearly. We took a dingy out into the water and all had to wear lifejackets. The boat man (because I don’t know what else to call him) was very skilled. It was like a scene from River Wild…except Kevin Bacon wasn’t chasing us down. It was very silent and peaceful and we all took in the scenery which was tremendous. We also saw a crocodile which Mike nicknamed “Frankie”.
Following that we were brought through a forest in what can only be described as an army truck. We arrived down to where a boat awaited us to take us up close and personal with the waterfall. We saw another boat of people who were absolutely soaked so we had an idea what lay ahead of us. It was an R.L.N.I style boat that went racing through the water. We saw a perfect rainbow in the water and if we ever wanted our pot of gold now was our chance!! We had our cameras out but we were quickly told to put them away because we were going right beside the waterfalls. We got absolutely saturated. It was like a cold shower as the water flowed through our hair, like a good shampoo. We screamed like little girls!! It was a surreal experience and one that we will never forget for the rest of our lives!
That evening Conor, Tom & Mike went Go-Karting with some of the crew, the lads said it was savage stuff, zooming around like Formula 1 racers. Tom spun his car 7 times such was the speed he was going at!! A few bevies were had that evening, everyone reflecting on the magical and remarkable experiences of Igazu.
So if we are ever asked in the future to name the most famous waterfall in the world our reply unequivocally will be ‘Iguazu Falls, the most spectacular and jaw dropping sight experienced in our lives! .... so far’.
Gary
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