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December 14, 2005
Las Cataratas
With visas all set, we headed out to spend the day exploring the falls from the Argentinean side. It was truly stunning. In a way it almost looks as if it were designed by man, they appear almost symmetrical. I can only imagine how spectacular it must have looked to the first explorers who, cutting their way through the jungle, stumbled upon it.
We signed up to take a short boat tour of the falls. In theory, we were supposed to get closer to a part of the falls that was only accessible by a flooded trail. In reality, the purpose of the ride (and everyone else seemed to know it—even Em, who carefully tucked her camera and shoes away in a waterproof bag) was to soak everyone on the boat by repeatedly driving the boat into the falls. A guy up front with a plastic covered video camera got everything on tape and of course had it for sale. I didn’t even think about buying it as not only do we have no place to watch the video, but after the ride I realized I had nearly ruined the small notebook I keep in my pcket with addresses, vocabulary words, and notes on the trip. Luckily, it more or less survived and I only lost a few pages completely.
Following that boat ride we jumped on another boat that took us to a small island in the center of the falls. Apart from some more spectacular views, we also spotted a toucan who was hanging out in the tree canopy.
Our guide book recommended a buffet at a hotel that had been built within view of the falls. Before leaving we visited the restaurant and by the end were so full that we could barely walk back.
Once back in town we relaxed at the hotel while we depressingly (we are loyal to Nacho) watched Boca win the national soccer championship in the stadium we had just visited. It was really bizarre, after winning, we watched some Boca fans cut though the chain link fence that separated the stands from the field. The riot police were only ten yards away, but nobody stopped them. We could also see fans sitting right on top of the barbed wire fences in the stadium.
Tomorrow it will not only be another day, but another country.
Posted by Peter Mork at December 14, 2005 5:11 PM
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