Sunday, December 19, 2010

Iguazu Falls



First of all today was pretty rocking. We saw all the main "have to do's" and a couple of others. Our first stop was the train station. After the train got there all the passengers got on (it was a big train). We rode it to the last stop, El Garganta Del Diablo (the Devils Throat). On the way there we walked on foot bridges the whole time because the rivers that were leading up to the falls were under us.
Finally the bridge opened up to a circle where you could go to any perspective to see the falls. The falls were... hard to describe. Imagine a circle about two miles around. Two thirds of that circle was falls. You could only see about three meters into the canyon because of all the mist. The sound was amazing and you could feel the mist on your skin. Beautiful thats what I call it.
We went back to the train station to go back to the station that we skipped on the way to El Garganta Del Diablo. We left Grandma and D-daddy there so they could take the train back, eat lunch and then take the bus back to the hotel. We had our own lunch that I didn't like but I ate anyways.
Then we followed our guide to the other part of the tour. There we saw all the different falls. San Martin, Dos Hermanas (two sisters), Bossetti (the first park ranger in Iguazu) and many more. Finally we got to the lookout where we could see the whole chain. It was spectacular. Not all of them were connected but there were probably one hundred different falls ranging from a couple of feet to twenty meters wide.
All I wanted to do was sit and stare but dad had other ideas. He wanted to go on the adventure tour that most people called "the shower". Helen wanted do go badly so after we saw the last waterfall we headed for the docks. Before we got on the boat we had to put all our possesions in a waterproof bag to take on the boat with us and get life jackets.
Once we got on the boat the driver did a few fancy tricks then headed for the falls. Fall number one was San Martin. Getting closer the mist was so dense it felt like rain. After about a minute we came out of the mist and headed for the Three Musketeers. There we were almost under the falls. Everyone was screaming so loud my ears hurt.
Finally we took the boat down the Iguazu river to get a jeep that would take us back to the entrance. There we met mom and got some icecream. Today was a day I will never forget!

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