Hear the Thunderous roar!

Words cannot begin to describe today, I know that whatever I write and however many photos I take and publish either here on my website will neither do it justice.  The pure power of nature is breathtaking, and none more so when standing on a wooden platform being blasted by the result of just one of the small waterfalls here at Iguazu/Iguassu/Iguacu (Take your pic on the spelling, it's all the same!)

So 8:30 this morning our guide collected us and explained that todays half day tour would allow views of the falls from the Brazilian side, which effectively meant looking at the falls that were in Argentina.  The falls themselves are on both sides of the border, with 75% being in Argentina and 25% in Brazil, given which, the best views you could argue are looking across to Argentina from Brazil.

Simply amazing, that is really all I can say.  We actually started the morning with a 10 minute helicopter ride over the falls which gave us amazing panoramic views from all angles, I think our pilot, being the second flight of the day and taking 3 young guys, thought he'd have some fun, taking some pretty scary turns right over devils throat.  When I wasn't gripping like mad to the seat, I managed to get a few good pictures!

Devils Throat s seen from the Helicopter!

After the helicopter ride we drove into the National Park.  The park itself spans the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.  Our guide dropped us off at the beginning of the walk which took us through the rainforest, nothing heavy on the hiking front - they're well catered for tourists and it's a nice paved route, however as you get closer and closer you can hear the roar of the falls - it was pretty overwhelming at times.  Our final part of the walk was a long walkway that went right out over the falls and allowed some amazing views looking right into Devils Throat itself.  We got pretty wet from the mist that was thrown up!

Tomorrow is going to be just as thrilling,we're getting picked up even earlier and the full day is spent on the Argentinian side of the park, we are also going to do a speed boat ride which takes us right up to Devils Throat - we've been told to be prepared to get VERY wet! I can't wait!

We were all pretty exhausted after today and the heat was incredible - My phone registered 32C at 6pm this evening and it just hasn't let up!  We chilled out by the pool for a while, got a bit silly with the rubber rings and then decided to have a break from meat and ordered pizza in - the great thing about staying at this guest house is that it's much closer to resembling a hostel and we have much more freedom - including the use of the kitchens if we wanted to cook!  I've started to like the place more now - I was a bit dubious at first but to be honest I was probably just been a bit snobbish - when you've spent a week in a 4* hotel with comforts and luxuries, this place is a bit of a wake up call, but the staff are great and the "Mama" of the house is delightful and always keen to know what we're doing, and explaining the cultures to us, for example explaining the issues with Paraguay and how there's little to no borer control between Brazil and Paraguay and as a result lots of contraband and illegal goods go across borders whilst at the same time saying it's great to go there for really cheap stuff!  As much as we like passport stamps - we're going to give that a miss!

Anyway, I need some sleep, very excited about tomorrow, so good night people!