This morning we headed back to the falls, but to the Argentine side. You might be thinking, why go again? Actually, seeing the falls from Argentina offered a very different aspect of the falls. Also the national park on this side had three trails which went through a tropical rainforest. That’s why both the Brazil and Argentine National Parks have been declared UNESCO Sites.
We took a train to the first trail that led us along the falls and ended at the Devils’s Throat. We saw two toucans from the train but they were too quick for a picture.
Of course, the first thing we encountered on the trail were coatis partically jumping on two tourists!
There were two other trails in the park. One was a rainforest hike through the jungle. After lunch we took a boat tour to see the falls from the water level. At the end of the trip, the driver of the boat gave us a shower under one of the lower falls three times. To think we even paid extra for this! It was like a wild rapids ride at an amusement park! Since we were so hot, it certainly cooled us off.
When we left the park, it was late afternoon. We were exhausted. I looked at my fitbit – wow! 18,089 steps! We showered and I had a much needed beer. After a short rest, we took a walk to the Triple Frontier Park near our hotel. Besides an overlook to see the rivers there were some souvenir shops that I checked out. Frank was thrilled!
After our dinner at our hotel with our group, we packed up. Tomorrow we were leaving for our flight back to Buenos Aires, then another flight in the evening back to Atlanta! Today was exhausting but full of firsts!