Don't go chasing waterfalls...
Of course you'd have a fairly boring life if you did that...
I am currently at the bus station in Foz do Iguacu waiting to catch the bus in a few hours to Curitiba.
After spending my last evening in Florinopolis in the company of a delightful vegan who I met at the con (soy ice cream, pizza and walks along the beach) and then being dragged out clubbing by people at the hostel (including a Canadian who is born within a few hours of I), I caught the bus to Foz.
The reason to be here is Iguacu Falls between Brazil and Argentina which are one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. Spent Tuesday walking around the Brazillian side of the falls- it was overcast and a bit rainy- but you got wet walking near the falls anyhow, regardless of the amount of rain gear you had. It ment a slightly uncomfortable ride back (four of us squeezed in the back of a taxi may have had something to do with it), but it was worth it.
Yesterday a group of us went to the Argentinian side which was even more beautiful. The bus from the hostel stopped so we could wave across the rivers to Brazil and Paraguay. The weather was warmer, fairly hot actually and there was lots of wildlife too. Saw a coatis (a creature that looks a bit like a numbat, thylacine, raccoon crossed), one of those big rodent creatures (the name of which I forget), heaps of birds (including humming birds and eagles), four different types of lizard and butterflies of every colour of the rainbow. There were lots of walking trails and areas where you could walk over the falls which were pretty spectacular. My pictures won't do it justice so you will all just have to visit one day yourselves.
This morning I went out to see the Itaipu Hydro Electric Power Station on the boarder of Paraguay and Brazil. It is the largest such station in the world. A joint project it supplies 90% of Paraguay's power and a quater of Brazil's. The spillway by itself was huge as was the whole dam. They have a big conservation area around it and a Workers Woods where staff plant trees after 15 years of service. The station is neutral land, but the offical boarder is between turbines 9 and 10.
So technically three countries in two days- Land boarder crossings are such a novelty!
So still alive, still having fun.
I am currently at the bus station in Foz do Iguacu waiting to catch the bus in a few hours to Curitiba.
After spending my last evening in Florinopolis in the company of a delightful vegan who I met at the con (soy ice cream, pizza and walks along the beach) and then being dragged out clubbing by people at the hostel (including a Canadian who is born within a few hours of I), I caught the bus to Foz.
The reason to be here is Iguacu Falls between Brazil and Argentina which are one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. Spent Tuesday walking around the Brazillian side of the falls- it was overcast and a bit rainy- but you got wet walking near the falls anyhow, regardless of the amount of rain gear you had. It ment a slightly uncomfortable ride back (four of us squeezed in the back of a taxi may have had something to do with it), but it was worth it.
Yesterday a group of us went to the Argentinian side which was even more beautiful. The bus from the hostel stopped so we could wave across the rivers to Brazil and Paraguay. The weather was warmer, fairly hot actually and there was lots of wildlife too. Saw a coatis (a creature that looks a bit like a numbat, thylacine, raccoon crossed), one of those big rodent creatures (the name of which I forget), heaps of birds (including humming birds and eagles), four different types of lizard and butterflies of every colour of the rainbow. There were lots of walking trails and areas where you could walk over the falls which were pretty spectacular. My pictures won't do it justice so you will all just have to visit one day yourselves.
This morning I went out to see the Itaipu Hydro Electric Power Station on the boarder of Paraguay and Brazil. It is the largest such station in the world. A joint project it supplies 90% of Paraguay's power and a quater of Brazil's. The spillway by itself was huge as was the whole dam. They have a big conservation area around it and a Workers Woods where staff plant trees after 15 years of service. The station is neutral land, but the offical boarder is between turbines 9 and 10.
So technically three countries in two days- Land boarder crossings are such a novelty!
So still alive, still having fun.
posted by moonbug @ Thursday, November 18, 2004
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