Iguazu Falls

We arrived at the campsite next to Iguazu Falls at about 6pm. The campsite is the nicest one so far. It has a pool, free internet, free table tennis, pool table and table football. After I whooped everyones arses at table football we had a bit of a swim and drank quite a lot of the 4 reais (1 pound) caipirinhas.

The next day we were up early and went to the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls (the Brazilians spell it Iguaçu Falls). The weather was boiling and the walk we took towards the falls had amazing views. The walk went through the forest and there were loads of coatis about, which are cute but deadly, a bit like a pikey racoon. I saw them attack a woman who tried to feed them crisps. One jumped on her leg until she dropped the bag and they all came out of the trees and everyone watched and took photos of the feeding frenzy. The coatis are part of the tourist attraction almost as much as the falls.

When we got back to the campsite one of the Aussie girls had a photo of a tarantula which crawled across her foot on the walk. That totally freaked out Dee. She spent the next couple of days walking like she was barefoot on glass, just in case there is a tarantula about.

The next day we crossed the Argentinian border and went to the Argentinian side of the falls. Most of the falls are on this side, so we can get right up close to the water, which was amazing. The views which we saw were like they were from a film set like Jurassic Park. Its hard to explain but the whole environment looked surreally plastic, like a Disneyland version of itself.

We went on a boat trip which takes you really close to the waterfalls to get absolutely soaked. You can really experience the power of the water as you get close - its like needles in your face, and the noise is deafening. Dees last words before we we got on the boat was "If we sit at the front I think the water will just spray over our heads". How wrong she was. We came out soaked to the bone. Even my pants were heavy with water, and that was just after a few seconds of getting close to the spray. The weather was the hottest yet so it didnt take too long to get dry.

Earlier that day there was a traffic jam to get into Argentina which put u behind schedule, so when we got to the campsite Mac had put up our tents for us, which Dee thought was the best Valentines present. I was happy because I didnt have to buy anything to make her happy.