Drumrolls please, today was the day that I finally saw the Cataratas of Iguacu! On top of this I got a stamp in my passport (woohoo!) as we were seeing them from the Argentinian side. So nice to hear Spanish again. It just feels that bit more comfortable to hear a language you understand, but believe it or not I am really confusing my Spanish with my Portuguese. The day was great though. The bus journey across the border was only 30 minutes long, passing the Tancredo Neves Bridge where you can have a laugh about putting one leg on each side of the border. Nothing like being an absolute tourist!

When having crossed the borders and driving a bit, the falls are reached by a train to the first and insanely impressive stop: The Devil's Throat. The falls are on Guarani land, so of course there are old indigenous legends connected to the spot. Being the nerd I am, I find these quite interesting, but to spare you of being forced to read them all, I will simply leave you with the option of Googling them yourself. Garganta del Diablo can be described by three words: impressive and freaking scary. If you thought Niagra was big, this is absolutely humungous. Walking along the paths you are met by still, peaceful waters, "somewhat boring" as put by Katrine, but suddenly you are just hit by the sound. The roaring waters are impossible to miss and as you make your way towards the bannister and look down into the falls, you understand the magnificence that everyone has always described them with. The mist makes it impossible to even see the bottom and you can't help but shiver when thinking about the last comment from the bus driver: "This is a popular suicide place - please don't jump. Hahahaha.." The park did not offer too much fauna, obviously being scared off by the immense tourist traffic passing through (up to 10.000 people per day in the summer peak season), but we did have the pleasure of seeing a coatie. To be honest, I think they are scary. If there is someone bloody warning signs with graphic pictures works on, it's me, so I carefully made my way around it in a large circle, but yeah, great to see some animals!

After a packed lunch we made our way to another bus, this one taking us to the boat with which we would sail under the waterfalls. We looked amazing in our bikinis, plastic raincoats and lifevests as we made it off into the water. Pretty cool experience, mostly because it was just nice to be on the water again, but in reality you are just paying to get wet and eventually also a cold. Number 1 was achieved, but luckily I've succeeded in avoiding number 2 - thank you viking genes!

Soon after our boat trip we were met by rain, which luckily just began with our bus journey home - a journey made awesome by us seeing two tucans in the wild. So crazy, I hadn't even thought about them living here, but unbelievable to see them in real life! It gave me a strange craving for Fruit Loops....

When finally home it was really raining. And it was grey. And it was cold. The weather already making me feel as if I was at home in Denmark the night was just spent in the company of my Mac and Joseph Stiglitz. Hooray for no nightlife in this city! :)