28th February - 6th March

We absolutely smashed the overnight bus from Soa Paulo to Iguassu Waterfalls. 16 hours - Not a problem. After using a couple of baby wipes as an alternative to a shower we headed to the waterfalls. The most obvious thing about this region is both the heat and the humidity. The sweat from Martins body was outrageous. I seemed to fair a little better but i still was ridiculously sweaty. There are over 275 waterfalls ranging in size and power and they can be viewed from both Brazil and Argentina. The first day, we spent on the Brazil side of the falls. It was simply breathtaking. Probably the best natural thing we have both ever seen. the Brazil side is set back a little from the waterfalls which makes for some awesome pictures. We spent around 4 hours walking the length of the falls stopping of at numerous viewpoints which was really cool. After leaving the waterfalls we chanced upon some massive Ostriches. These birds are really ugly and produce the biggest eggs, a good size five football.

We then headed back to the hostel and just chilled out. The next day we headed across the border to Argentina where we would again go and see the waterfalls. The Brazil side was cool but the Argentinian side was immense. You actually get up close and personal with the waterfalls and more exist on this side. The sheer power of the waterfalls was unbelievable. You could not help but smile. In the afternoon, we witnessed the biggest thunderstorm ever. When it rains, it pours here. We then went on a Scuba tour which involved taking a boat into the heart of the waterfalls. This was awesome, the boat went under one of the waterfalls and we had the most fun. We also found a lot more widlife at this side of the waterfalls. Martin seemed to form an instant friendship with some of them as the photos on the blog would confirm. MP - Pet Detective.

That night we went out to a few bars with a guy we had met in Rio. I took it easy because we had a 24 hour bus journey to tackle the next morning but i don't think Martin really cares. That Boy just loves dancing. We again smashed the bus journey to pieces. The next stop was a place called Salta in North Argentina. This town is famous for its vin yards and spectacular scenery. It was a chilled out city and we consumed plenty of Argentinian steaks and beer. Yes the rumours are true, they are so tasty and so big. We spent three days here and on one of the days we decided to go horse riding. We thought it would be random, we had both only been on a horse once before at Newsome year 8 camp and that was rather tame. However, practical experience and health and safety is irrelevant in Argentina. Martin and I were given the shortest demonstration ever. At first we were both apprehensive and i could not stop laughing at martin on a horse. He found it particularly funny also, probably because my horse was rather small and i am so big. we expected the horses to walk nose to tail given our limited experience. However, we were so wrong. As our confidence on the horse increased we started to trot and then gallop. It was such a buzz, we had no experience and yet we were galloping on a horse in the Argentinian Countryside. The scenery was awesome. We both could not stop smiling. The day was so cool. We spent the morning trekking and then had a BBQ at the Ranch. The steaks were the best i have ever tasted and we must have both consumed about 50 oz worth of meat. MP's weight loss programme went straight out of the window. The whole day was perfect, i think the best day of the trip to date.

Again we sampled some of the nightlife in Salta which was surprisingly really good. We met some really cool people in Salta, some of which we are still travelling with now. After three days in Salta, we knew it was it was time for some randomness and so we took an overnight bus to the Argentinian/Bolivian border. We would then enter Bolivia on foot.

That's all for now, hope all is well with everyone wherever in the world you all are.