We had an easy border crossing into Brazil and lost and hour off our day with the time difference. We were only going down the road to the town of Foz do Iguacu so we could have another chance to see the falls from a different perspective. Most of the group weren't 'falls-ed out' so went to wander around the park, do a boat trip, a helicopter ride or visit an aviary or do everything! I started my day with a boat trip to see the falls from river level. It was no ordinary boat trip though- we powered through rapids to get as close to one of the waterfalls that we could. This happened to be right under it! It was great fun and we all ended up dripping wet which was refreshing for the next couple of hours plus it got the dust out my shorts and they've never looked cleaner!! The aviary was great too and it got us all familiar with the birds we will be seeing from now on in. We also got very close to some very friendly toucans
We had a spare day so some of the group nipped over to Paraguay which is full of tax free goods and also lots of fakes. I didn't really need anything so got the bus into town instead which has a few clothes shops and relaxed by the pool in the afternoon. Those who went to Paraguay had a good time and came back with bags of cigarettes, new cameras and lots of electronicary. Maybe it's a good job I didn't go!! I think that Brazil is going to be a great country to explore but I really wish they spoke Spanish! Guess I'm going to have to buy a phrasebook. Next stop Bonito, home to jungle, more waterfalls and the chance to snorkel with lots of fish. It really can't get much better!
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