I guess that's it then!

  Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Friday, January 16, 2004

I guess that's it then, my last full day away - tomorrow afternoon I'll be flying home.

On Tuesday I went to visit the Argentinian side of the Iguassu Falls - they're on the border so to do them properly you have to visit both the Argentinian side and the Brazilian side. The falls are huge - they're made up of 275 individual falls of various sizes from the very small to El Gargantua del Diablo - the Devil's Throat - where every second, 2000 square metres of water fall over the edge. I followed the various trails and took the boat ride at the bottom of the falls right up under the waterfalls where you get completely soaked. Then I took the train out to the end of the falls - the Devil's throat end where you can see a huge rainbow in the spray. Then on Tuesday I went to the Brazilian side where there is less to see but you get a much better overview of the falls as you can see the whole expanse of them at the same time. Again we got a soaking but this was just from walking around as there was so much spray flying around. And that was that really. Took a plane to Rio - not very eventful apart from being late and them losing my tent in the baggage handling again - they found it after a while on the air side - it had just fallen off the conveyor. And now I'm in a hostel in Rio - the very comfortable Che Lagarto (thanks Jane for recommendation) and I had plans for spending the day on the Copacabana Beach - unfortunately though it is raining. So what do you do in Rio in the rain - no idea but I guess I'd better go and find out. Here's some photos and I guess I'll be seeing you all again soon ........


It's the end of the world as we know it .... Ushuaia from the Air


The Beagle Channel separating Argentina and Chile in Tierra Del Fuego


Lazy seals in the Beagle Channel near Ushuaia, Argentina


More Magallenic Penguins - near Ushuaia, Argentina - we saw some Gentoo Penguins here too


The Little Train at the End of the World - in the Ushuaia National Park, Argentina


Ushuaia National Park as seen from the Little Train at the End of the World


Ushuaia National Park as seen from the Little Train at the End of the World


Our host sings for us at the Tango show, Cafe Tortoni, Buenos Aires


Jose and Luciana dance the Tango for us in Cafe Tortoni, Buenos Aires


and points for Iceland ...... Null Points .... (or something like that)


Jose and Luciana dance the Tango for us in Cafe Tortoni, Buenos Aires

AND NOW THE IGUASSU FALLS, ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL


Overview of one half of the falls from the Brazilian Side


Overview of half the falls from Argentinean side


Close up - Argentinian Side


Close up - Argentinian Side


Even Closer to the Falls - Argentinian Side


Getting close to the falls on the Argentinian Side by boat


El Gargantua del Diablo - the Devils Throat


Rainbow across El Gargantua del Diablo


Getting close to the falls on the Brazilian Side