Iguazu Falls in Argentina

 Our guide told us 70% of the Iguazu Falls are in Argentina and only 30% in Brazil. I am so glad we got to see the Falls from the Brazil side and from a perspective from the bottom as our first tour. Today our tour was a perspective of looking from the top down and thus not seeing nearly as much of the 2 miles of cascading water. We walked on bridge that traversed about a miles to the biggy, the Devil’s Throat. Some photos from that walk and another to Two Sisters. 

Calm and shallow

Devil’s Throat

A dervish swirling waterfall from the top

A shower of rain and mist at the bottom 

Two Sisters

The Rain Forest

Today was more about the animals

I am posting this from the Iguazu airport before we fly back to Buenos Aires tonight. Our charter flight to Ushuaia is at 5:00 AM, so another short night, since we will get to the hotel around midnight. Another adventure tomorrow. Life is good!

Iguazu Falls - the Brazil Side

 Just some of the photos from our tour of Iguazu Falls on the Brazil side of the Iguazu River.

We have had two nights of very little sleep because of various reasons so I am only posting photos with no comments. The photos speak for themselves. 

A truly magnificent natural wonder. Tomorrow is supposed to be even better, but it will be another very early, hot, busy day. 

Geocaching in Uruguay

 Tuesday was a ferry ride from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. The ferry ride was about 90 minutes. The temperature and humidity were almost the same number - 80s. 

We added a traditional, a virtual, and an Adventure Lab of 5 stops during our 4 hour stay.

The Countdown Begins

The suitcases have been moved from storage in the closet to the bed in the guest room. On the final leg of our upcoming adventure we are allowed one suitcase each, weighing up to 50 pounds and a carry-on weighing less than 13 pounds. Hubby had to get a new large suitcase as his lost a wheel after the cruise to New Zealand and Australia.

The need for a large suitcase is because we are traveling from North America winter to South America summer to open water excursions and summer in Antarctica. One night in New York City with some exploring in winter temps, four days in South American countries including a rain forest region, and then 9 days on a cruise with land excursions on ice.

one of us is farther along in the packing than the other

new black LARGE suitcase from Costco

We have specific clothes we are to bring for the cruise. Parkas and boots are furnished, but not the layers. Waterproof lined pants on the left. Two base layer shirts. Two mid-layer pullovers. Two pairs of base leggings. Two pairs of wool socks from Sweden and one pair of sock liners.

We purchased special gloves, neckwear, goggles, waterproof pockets for our phones, AND seasickness meds, sunscreen (not in photo) and three different electrical adaptors. (We had two of the three needed adaptors and only had to purchase the one needed for our overnight stay in Brazil.) All of this fits into the white packing cube in the first photo. Keep in mind, this is ONLY the clothes needed for the possible eight Zodiac excursions from the cruise ship to land in the Antarctic continent. 

A friend, Donna, purchased this lined, ear-flap, waterproof hat at a rummage sale in AZ last winter from a woman who was on an excursion to Antarctica on the cruise line Hurtigruten. I felt it needed to make another trip to the continent. 

Summer clothes, ship casual and dinner clothes are beginning to be pulled from the closet. I am going to keep those to a minimum! The adventure begins on Friday. More FB posts and blogs beginning next week.

A Scavenger Hunt

 We participated in a Scavenger Hunt on Saturday for International Geocaching Day. Geocaching is 25 years old this year. The scavenger list had 25 items to find and document in 2 hours. Hubby and I teamed up with Bruce and Jo for the in-town adventure.

# 23-picture with a geocacher we did not know before today

#21-picture with a park sign

#24-tell someone about geocaching

(his dog was barking in the backyard while we were searching 

the pine tree for Bruce's geocache)

#25-picture with a sign with "25"

#16-picture with a non-bordering state license plate

#18-picture with a non-smart phone

Interesting side note to this one: We stopped at Falls Park to get several of the scavenger items. I happened to think about the Visitor's Office maybe having a land-line phone. As we trooped into the office, I asked the woman behind the counter if the office had a non-smart phone. She reached across the counter, grabbed my hands, and said my full name. I admitted she looked familiar, but I had no name to attach to the face. She was a former teacher in the Watertown School District! - small world

She also said we were the third group to ask about the phone! 

#11-picture with a pine cone

#8-Picture with a smiley

(smiley face on the wooden nickel)

#17-Picture with a flag from another country

#12-picture with a bird house

We completed 23 of the 25 tasks. We were quite pleased with our efforts. A team of 3 completed all 25 tasks!

Here are some photos from some of the other teams.

#17-flag from a different country

#14-picture of being stealthy

#14-picture of being stealthy

(two geocachers hiding behind the rocks)

#20-picture with a sweet treat

Photo quality did not count! But creativity did!

This was our virtual souvenir for the day! We also had fresh sweet corn furnished by geocachers. The temperature was near 90º, but a slight breeze helped make any time out of the AC bearable. It was a fun afternoon chasing geocache-themed items.