Two marathon bus rides later, and we are in Puerto Iguazu. It took 18 hours from Pto. Madryn to Buenos Aires and then another 18 hours to Pto Iguazu.
It is amazing what 36 hours of driving can do to the scenery. We are again in JUNGLE! It is hot and humid! And, the vegetation is totally different. Pto Iguazu is lush! And it smells like summer here.
Because we are masacists, we headed right out to the falls today. After checking into our hostal, we went back to the bus station and jumped a local bus out to Parque Nacional de Iguazu. We spent the entire day walking around, fighting the crowds and attempting to get to the front of the catwalks for the unabstructed views of Iguazu Falls.
As the travel book said, from certain points you get a very good understanding of what earlier sailors thought when they believed that the earth was flat and you could sail off the edge of the planet. The falls were very pretty, and very picturesque. But, it was a long day.
Some would say our trip is completing itself as Justine´s sharp eyes spotted a capabeara, which elluded us three months ago in Rurre. We also saw an armadillo a week ago on our way to Puerto Madryn... so we are now happy campers.
We have a strong desire to be back in Buenos Aires and spend at least 6 days there exploring the city. With that in mind, we are going to see some of the Jesuit Missions that remain as ruins here in the NE corner of Argentina tomorrow. Then we are back on the bus to Buenos Aires on Thursday Feb. 22.
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