The Bus Ride!

Hi Again:
We managed to get the Metro (scouting the previous day helped) and got our bus from Sao Paulo. After a long night, we are in Foz du Iguacu (or the `Foz`not to be confused with the `Fonz`from `Happy Days`). Iguacu is spelled with a ``ç`here in Brazil but across the river in Argentina it is Àguazu`and I have seen it spelled with an `s`as well. We dropped our bags at a hostel, after Joy negotiated down the price, and headed out right away for the falls (Foz) which is one of the reasons for this place existing. Amazing crowd of tourists as this is summer holidays and people come here to see the falls from all over the world. Also folks from Brazil and Argentina are here in great numbers. I must admit that I was tired and cranky after the bus and the temperature soaring to 32C didn´t help. I was quite appreciative when we got back to the room at 5pm so that I could shower and relax for a while. A few ice cold Cervaja (Yes, I learned one word in Portugese) and I feel almost human.
Oh yes, the falls. I almost forgot. They have a movement on to have them named one of the 7 wonders of the world. Well. they are no Bay of Fundy tides, but they are quite spectacular. It is not so much the height (80 Metres) but the breadth of them that impresses. After we did the line-ups and the crowds at the falls, we walked through the Park of Birds, featuring all sorts of exotic birds. We were quite disappointed that they were in cages, especially after seeing some of them in the wild in Bolivia last year.
Tomorrow looks like a semi-rest day when we will try to get some laundry done. Maybe in the morning we will go to see the local power dam which is the 2nd largest in the world after the Three Gorges Dam in China. So far this has been an èst`trip with the 4th largèst`city, one of the biggèst`falls and the 2nd biggèst`dam.
Off for some well-deserved sleep!
Jim