Our first stop in Brazil was to visit the breathtaking Iguazu Falls. We expected them to be impressive, however we were completely blown away by how enormous and beautiful they were (pics don't do them any justice at all!)
We stayed on the Brazilian side of the falls in a relaxing hostel, hidden away on a large property in the middle of nowhere and took day trips to each side of the waterfalls during our stay. It was nice to feel away from it all and our hostel served up delicious Brazilian brekkies and dinners. Explanation of strange mud on face - we met some crazy Brazilians at our hostel who taught us the fine card game "pig". We ended up playing all night long and the punishment for losing was that you had to have your face painted with mud from the dam. Of course, Elise ended up getting distracted by something and lost the final round of the game, which meant that everyone got to do some mud finger painting on her face : (
Our first day was spent on the Argentinian side of the falls where we were able to get up close to the falls and really feel the amazing power of the water. We got absolutely soaked at the most famous and impressive part of the falls - "Devil's Throat". Later in the day we took a boat ride where you literally ride into several parts of the falls and get hammered with water - very fun!
On the Brazilian side of the falls you don't get as close to the water but you do get a greater perspective of how extensive Iguazu is. After the falls we stopped in at the nearby bird park which sounds stupid but actually had really impressive enclosures and many exotic birds including toucans and macaws. Ben no likey birds, especially big ones, but will do anything for a good photo!
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