The bus to the border was a local bus. It dropped us off at the Brazilian border and we had to get stamped out. Another bus would arrive in 20 mins or so and we had crossed our first international border via land! All very new and interesting. We bumped into a Japanese couple Osamu and Aki, as we were stranded waiting for the 2nd bus. They were traveling through SA without any spanish and a smattering of English. Gutsy!
Puerto Iguacu is a town meant only for the Cataratas. Touts tried to sell us hostels but we had learnt the benefits of walking around and looking. Someone walking alongside us asks us if we were Indian. Vivek works with the Interpol and so travels to PI quite often. Of course he travels on work and so has no idea about hostels. He takes the trouble to walk us to the one he had encountered the day before. One of touts see this and decide to threaten him. A little disconcerting but made our decision not to stay at the touts suggested place.
A quick shower and we headed to the cataratas! The entry fee pretty much dampned any further shock that we could feel, or so we thought but the cataratas from this side is even more awe inspiring! You get to see the size of the canyon and the force of the water much more clearly here. We bit the bullet, and decided the boat ride under the falls was worth it. It was!! I have no words that can explain the feeling of awe that nature can inspire.Faced with the falls at that proximity, you feel only respect!
We bumped into some more wild life in a coaxi. A racoon like animal with a jester like personality, except that he gets vicious when close to food. As in every place, we made a bunch of friends. Finally got back to the hostel and thought of looking up Vivek. He did really go out of his way to walk us to the hostel. He was with his family, and it panned out to be a really great evenig! Great company. Priscialla his wife and his little kid Arya were fun to hang out with..Yannick and Vivek had some great conversation and then he did something that surprised all of us. He invited a hungry street singer to eat at the next table! I think it was his belief in karma or just in doing the right thing. Vivek is a very interesting guy who has lived a very interesting life, another guy I look forward to keeping in touch with.
Puerto Iguacu is a town meant only for the Cataratas. Touts tried to sell us hostels but we had learnt the benefits of walking around and looking. Someone walking alongside us asks us if we were Indian. Vivek works with the Interpol and so travels to PI quite often. Of course he travels on work and so has no idea about hostels. He takes the trouble to walk us to the one he had encountered the day before. One of touts see this and decide to threaten him. A little disconcerting but made our decision not to stay at the touts suggested place.
A quick shower and we headed to the cataratas! The entry fee pretty much dampned any further shock that we could feel, or so we thought but the cataratas from this side is even more awe inspiring! You get to see the size of the canyon and the force of the water much more clearly here. We bit the bullet, and decided the boat ride under the falls was worth it. It was!! I have no words that can explain the feeling of awe that nature can inspire.Faced with the falls at that proximity, you feel only respect!
We bumped into some more wild life in a coaxi. A racoon like animal with a jester like personality, except that he gets vicious when close to food. As in every place, we made a bunch of friends. Finally got back to the hostel and thought of looking up Vivek. He did really go out of his way to walk us to the hostel. He was with his family, and it panned out to be a really great evenig! Great company. Priscialla his wife and his little kid Arya were fun to hang out with..Yannick and Vivek had some great conversation and then he did something that surprised all of us. He invited a hungry street singer to eat at the next table! I think it was his belief in karma or just in doing the right thing. Vivek is a very interesting guy who has lived a very interesting life, another guy I look forward to keeping in touch with.
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