Tropical Showers

Today we flew in to the tropical heat of Puerto Iguazu. I traded my heels in for some hiking shoes, and we saw some (multiple) insane waterfalls in the midst of a thunderstorm.

So far we’ve found this town to be full of conflicting information. We found our way to the bus station, and everyone had a different story about what time the national park to the falls closed. We went anyway and made it in. We had trouble finding our way around though, and when we finally did noticed things like a sign for the train that said the maximum was 5 km one way and 7 km the other way.

But of course the waterfalls were spectacular. Waterfall after waterfall, all thundering and drowning out the actual thunder. We got caught in a downfall near the end and were a bit miserable waiting for the bus. Perhaps due to our utter exhaustion, we somehow managed to walk the same blocks four or five times in search of our hostel once we got back into town.

But a hot shower does wonders, and we found a great local restaurant called Aqua to replenish ourselves. We both tried variations on the local river fish, a white fish called surubi. It was delicious. For dessert we had fresh fruit with a kind of custard-like sauce, torrentes with wine. And of course, the ever-present glass of Malbec.

Lots has happened the last several days in BA, but I’ll have to write about that later once I’ve caught up on some sleep…