Alexia y Aurélien en Argentina !!! in EV!!! | |
Days 15 and 16Day 15 Arrival at the bus terminal of Puerto Iguazu at 7am in the morning, first weather impressions: the 5 degrees and the wind of Ushuaia are far from us, here it is heavy humidity and 30 degrees as soon as the early morning shows up! When landed, we reserve our next bus trip in the direction of Salta, then 2 beds in the first hostel found. A few minutes later, we are in the bus leading to the national park of Iguazu, classified, guess where, with the world inheritance of UNESCO. Larger than those of the Niagara and more beautiful than those of Victoria it is said...
A sight of the Argentinian part of the falls. We choose to discover the falls by the higher part supposed to be less impressive. For us who had never seen larger than a cascade in the Pyrennées, it is impressive at first sight and sound (it make hell of a noise all this water!). The lower part is indeed more interesting since it is possible to see a part of the falls from bottom to top. We also disscover for the first time what an equatorial forest is made of red ground, large green trees and plants, lezards, iguanas, spiders, birds and some weird mammals. We also granted ourselves with a quick boat trip to approach very closely the power of some auxiliary falls by being made completely drenched. Then, we pauses ourselves on the island San Martin where we can have a bath in the Rio Iguazu (warm water according to Aurélien and only passable for Alexia which means approximately 25 degrees) by looking at the water vaporize after 80m of fall, just in front of us.
Little friendly mamal. Before the end of the day, we take a small train then a long footbridge (wher we could look at Croc the crocodile) where Alexia does not feel coñpletly reassured.The path is driving us at the best sight: we then overlook the Gargantua del diablo, largest of the falls of the park. There, we are really under the shock, like a few days earlier at the foot of the Perito Moreno: it is huge, it moves and it does so much noise. We do not even see the bottom of the falls, so much the released vapor is dense. Brazil, a few meters on other bank looks very far...
Sight since the top of Gargantua del diablo. After these emotions, we go back to our hostel where we see that it probably is a former club med reconverted since the swimming pool and all other services await us there. All that for 30 pesos per person (less than 5 pounds). The previous night and this day exhausted us so dodo! Day 16 We rise, leave the hostel, make some shopping and go towards the bus which will carry us towards Salta after a 23 hours trip! The voyages are always comfortable, films (among which French shit ones), reading, drinks and naps plus a glance at the landscapes...
Sunset above the river running at Possadas. See you soon!
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