Foz Do Iguacu - Brazil (Water, Falls, Dams, and Birds)

Worrall Travel R Days  (WTRD 47-50) - Part 1

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - Goodbye Rio, Hello Iguacu WTRD 47

Today, we checked out of our apartment by 7:30, bid goodbye to Rio,  and headed to the airport for Faz Do Iguacu.  Iguazu Falls is on the border between Argentina and Brazil.  Our plane arrived just a little after noon.  We were picked up by a tourist taxi arranged by the owner of our AirBnB.  He had a sedan and it was quite a puzzle getting the luggage of three people into his car.  We made one stop at the supermarket before he delivered us to our house.

We have been in some great houses during our travels, but this one was outstanding with really modern, cool design elements.

Gated Entry Courtyard

Open hinged doors

Natural Light

Ambient lighting thoughout

Glass wall slides to open BBQ area to Pool

This three bedroom home was a wonderful place for us to hide away and relax when we weren't sight seeing.

Thursday, February 25, 2016 Faz Do Iguacu -WTRD 48

The primary attraction in Iguacu are the falls.  These falls produce 2000 cubic meters per second, an amazing amount of water.  Our quick conversion and calculation of the volume helped us to visualize the amount of 2000 cubic meters per second. Basically, in less than 8 days, this amount could fill Folsom lake from dry to legal capacity.

Here are some of the photos from both our walk along the falls and our helicopter ride over the falls area.

Watching these falls was mezmerizing.  The mist shrouded the falls giving an almost magical feeling.

I would be remiss if I didn't share a few other photos that we took in the Park which was abundant with flora and fauna.  Here is an animal we had never seen before, a Quatis.  They have big teeth and a bad bite.  One snuck up on my brother along a tall bank and tried to get into his backpack.  He jumped out of the way in the nick of time.

Baby Quatis

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Ted Cruz Quatis

Soaring Birds,

Flitting Butterflies,

and exquisite fungi

When we were finished with the Falls Park, we walked across the park to the Bird Park.  See Part II.