Iguazu Falls

That's the view from our room! Don't believe me? Try this:

As I sit here typing all I can hear is the roar of the falls. Amazing.

After an early morning and the associated hoo-haw of debarking a ship, dropping bags at the hotel in the city, getting an Uber and going to the domestic airport, we thought it might take more time. We did all that in just a little over an hour, maybe an hour and a half. Then it was a matter of hurry up and wait. You know what it's like in an airport. You don't want to wait too long, but you also don't want to be late. So we talked and waited, talked and waited, talked and waited. Only to find out that our flight was about half an hour late. Nonetheless it was a short flight of only about an hour and a half once we got off the ground.

Tom and I were lucky enough to be seated in row 4, but Denny and Kathi were way back in row 27. Being early off the plane we dashed down to the transportation desk and got ourselves hooked up with a taxi driver to the resort. Then we waited and found Denny and Kathi, we all jumped in the taxi and made it here in about 20 minutes, including stopping to pay for our national park tickets. Omar, our wonderful driver, explained the logistics of seeing the Falls, gave us maps and arranged to meet us tomorrow for our return trip at 2:15.

We quickly checked in, excitedly exclaiming at the views of the falls from the lobby, and dropped bags in the room, intending to go immediately down to the train to head to the furthest point, Devil's Falls. Just then a thunderstorm broke overhead, so instead we sat on the covered outdoor patio and had adult beverages. About 20 minutes later the sky cleared as the storm passed and Kathi and I were snockered. I swear they were double shots. And we had them on empty stomachs since our very early 6 am breakfast. Anyway, I begged off on the long walk to and from the train, and chose to enjoy the patio while the three others headed down the hiking path to the falls. Looking at the mist being thrown up at this moment, I think they will come back drenched anyway.

Couple of (perhaps) interesting mentions. Kathi has taken to calling me the walking GPS, and wants me to lead tours of the various cities we have visited. While I have no interest in any of that, I do enjoy planning our trips, so I feel a little vindicated over the time I spend on the planning. Usually it works out to our advantage. And now Kathi has started poking me in the arm saying things like 'convert 350 pesos to dollars, bzzzzt'. And I spit out the converted number automatically, LOL. I am lucky that these math problems can be done in my head, usually. Except perhaps when I have been drinking.

We'll enjoy a nice dinner here at the hotel, because there is absolutely nothing but jungle surrounding us. At check-in they warn you to keep the doors locked so the monkeys don't get into your room. It's such a wonderful day, it is so nice to see nature's wonders.