IGUAZU FALLS!

Well, this place is unbelievable...seriously. ON a whim I decided to go with my new friend Ian up to Iguazu since i had to get my Brazilian visa stamped within the next week or so. So after my overnight terrible bus from Bariloche to Buenos Aires (which played probably the most ghetto video i´ve ever seen - it was likely a 1974 "C" list film from some latinamerican country full of terrible singing and even worse attire...and then they played the same horrid latinamerican music videos over and over and over!), I spent a day in BA, just taking it easy, meeting up with my friend Will from the Inca Trail, and then met a couple more of his buddies, Tim and Ian. 3 of us did a bike tour in the morning, and as I´d decided the night before to head to Iguazu, i did that night on another overnight bus. But this time I was flying back, no more buses!

So i got to Iguazu a bit later than i thought since there was an accident on the road. But arrived at the Hostel Inn which is one of the best hostels in Argentina! Just outside of Puerto de Iguazu, it had a huge pool, big open common areas, and little bungalows where my dorm was. I also ran into friends there from other areas on the "gringo trail" down here. Anyway, some guy i was sitting with at breakfast the next morning was also headed to the Argentinian side of the falls that day so Nick from New Zealand and I shared the day together there, exploring on our own rather than going with the tour from the hostel (more economical for us! look at me saving money ;) Anyway, I will let the pics speak for themselves. Took lots of them as it was impossible not to. You almost felt as if you were in a dream it was so surreal. i still can´t believe i was there! That night i was exhausted from a full day of walking and getting in a boat and driving straight into the falls! CRazy fun. We went into Garganta del Diablo ("devils throat") and the other parts. I think Iguazu, although not hte highest falls, is one of the widest in the world. Just breathtaking!

Got to experience something somewhat unique that night. Because it was full moon, I got to go on the full moon tour of the falls, a totally different experience, and also quite mind blowing. the pics didn´t turn out too well so I´m keeping them in my mind :) Next day I made it thru 2.5 hours on various buses and border crossings to get to the Brazilian side of the falls. Worth it, bc that was a different view and more amazing stuff! Saturday night our hostel had a big asado and mini show with Brazilian type dancers with large backsides. They have no shame about g-strings here people...even if they are "well endowed" back there. The guys were somewhat dumbfounded, ha!

So now i´m back in BA and have already done a tango dinner show with Irish Alison and her friend Sean, and last night went to this amazing drum show in some back warehouse. Just improve group making some crazy jams. Hippies, gringos and locals filled this place, freestyle dancing, whatever. It was great . I´ve met up with some friends that I met in south Chile, so we had a big group last night, some from my hostel too. Woo hoo! Should be a great rest of the week, assuming the rain stays away (yesterday it did but I still wnet and did some sightseeing!).

Cheers, and many blessings.