Iguazu Falls - Fri 23/3/07

After a few days in Buenos Aires we caught another plane and flew to Iguazu, about 11/2 hours flight on the border with Brazil. We stayed the night at the luxurious Iguazu Hotel & Casino, a lovely hotel recognised as one of the best small hotels in the world. The next day a short coach ride to the Brazilian border then on towards the falls. Before we reached the falls we stopped and caught a helicopter to overview where we were going and what we were to see. What an experience, about 3 kilometers of falls ranging from very small to titanic. When we got to the falls we trekked 3 km to view the different falls finishing with a close-up underneath the Garganta del Diablo (The devils throat). Awesome!!! Then a beautiful lunch with the soundof the falls in the background. Back on the coach to go to the Argentinian side of the falls and caught ther green train (a gas powered train that goes through the jungle). Then we went for a trek to look over the top of the Garganta del Diablo. What an experience standing on top of this huge waterfall and being sprayed with the mist that covers everything. The train then took us to Circuito Superior to view a range of falls ranging from Salsto san Martin to Salto des Hermanas a distance of over 1 km containing over 8 dramatic falls. A very weary George & Terry collapsed into bed before flying back to BA the next day to board the Norwegian Crown to start our cruise.