Puerto Igauzo

So! I have finally put some pics into the other blogs so back track a bit and you will be able to see the photos. Because i have lost my camera I can´t put any my own photos up and all the photos are on Tasha´s account. So if you fancy seeing the whole array of photos then I would add Tash Lippold as a friend...she will love it!

Anyway...we got away from horrible BA on another horrifically long bus journey all the way up to Puerto Igauzo and arrived in the nicest hostel ever! the hostel owner was so lovely and helpful I wanted to give him a massive hug! But we were starving arriving off the bus because they didn´t feed us so went for the largest meal EVER! literally was so stuffed i had to lie down afterwards.  We had a really friendly hostel and everyone spoke english, we met some lovely Israel people, english, Belgium and it was a really good vibe in the hostel.  On our first day we went down to go and look from a viewing point and from there you could see Paraguay, Brazil which was really cool.  And in the evening we went down to watch the sunset and met another english girl called Ruth...she turned out to be really cool northern girl and so we invited her on our travels to Paraguay the next day!

2 countries from one viewpoint ..Brazil to right..Paraguay to left

We decided to go to Paraguay because i wanted to get a new camera and Paraguay is the best place for cheap electrical goods so off we went to Paraguay. We got the local bus that takes you out of Argentina through Brazil but you don´t stop and then into Paraguay. We got our stamps and went to the first electrical store! It was a manic place, people everyone, vendors shouting at you, food stalls, every kind of electrical item you could ever need in your life! So we were quite snappy about our trip because it was quite overwhelming. 

Then we had to exit Paraguay cross over the bridge and enter Brazil , more stamps! my passport is looking very well travelled now. And from the Brazil side we went to go and see the massive dam they have shared between Paraguay and Brazil.  Its called Itaipu dam and it took about 16 years to build. IT is absolutely enormous and the tour we were on took us around, got to take some photos and see it all. Which was a really cool little trip, but we had forgotten that we needed Brazilian R so buying things was a little tricky. After that we exited Brazil to re enter Argentina again. So in one day we crossed 2 borders which is pretty epic but extremely tiring!

Itaipu Dam

The next day was the trip to the water falls itself. The day started out fairly muggy and cloudy but it started to clear up and we had gorgous sunshine in the afternoon. The waterfalls itself were amazing.  Really cool and the argentinan side had a really well planned out park to take you around to see it all from viewing platforms as well as going up close to the Devils mouth. You got soaked by the spray which was really fun and there were loads of school kids screaming every time a big spray came over so you felt like you could do that same!!

2 small waterfalls

Igauzo

Very wet after going close to the waterfalls

So we spent a half day there at the waterfalls. We would have spent longer but there had been big rains so that water in the waterfall basin was really high and we couldn´t go across to this small island or go the waterfalls to swim which was a real shame.  However, our new budding friendship with Ruth has meant that we all travelled together from Igauzo to Salta.  On our bus journey we met 2 other travellers who we are now planning a little road trip to Cafyate.  But seeing as we have just arrived need to have a shower first, brush my teeth , probably need to wash some clothes and generally make myself feel human again!  All for now. J xxx