Iguazu Falls

Day 11:
February 16, 2013

Hey guys it's Rachel blogging here today! Today was probably one of our most exciting days yet, we went to the amazing Iguazu Falls! Iguazu Falls is the second largest waterfall in the world and 62,000 cubic feet of water pour over it every single second. This has been something that we have been looking forward to seeing for the whole trip and it was probably one of the awe inspiring things I have ever seen in my life.

Our view of surrounding paradise

Since our vacation is almost over and we still have a lot of money left to blow we were able to stay in this super luxurious Sheraton that is only 10 miles away from the actual falls. We were even able to reserve a room that had a view of the waterfall! You can't really see the waterfall too well but you definitely can see the mist rising up and the surrounding jungle. I think it was worth saving our money the whole trip so that we can make splurges like this on these last couple of days.

Wow!

There are free eco buses that go from our hotel to the trails to view the falls so we hopped on the next bus to see the falls. We could barely wait to get there even though it was only a five mintue ride from the hotel. When we got there we walked down one of the many trails to get to an observatory deck. On the way several butterflies landed on me! We were told that this was because they were attracted to our body salt. It didn't take us long to get to the observatory deck and the closer we got the louder the roar of the falls became. When we finally got there the roar of the falls was almost deafining. The view took our breath away. I don't have words to describe it so I hope a picture will do. Viewing the falls from an observation deck wasn't the only thing we did though. We also got to take a zodiac tour and get up close and personal with the falls! It was so much fun and Livia was definately glad I convinced her to buy that waterproof iPhone case. By the end of the zodiac trip we were soaked from all the spray of the falls.

Today has been a rush of excitement and we were all glad we had the nice Sheraton to go back to. We went down to the pool for a quick swim before heading back and getting ready for bed. It's really starting to sink in that this vacation is all over and we are all pretty sad. We were so glum that tomorrow is our last day we didn't even argue over who got to shower first.