Nov. 18, 2011 - Iguazu Falls

This morning I got up at 4.30 AM to go to the famous Iguazu Falls that is one of the natural wonders of our world. Dorothy was not going as she did not want to travel on the small Metro Fairchild aircraft that were to take us form the general aviation San Fernando airport to the falls. The aircraft were old ones that only held 18 passengers and had no toilets for the 2 1/2 hour flight. We arrived at the Iguazu air port and were taken by bus to the National Park. There we caught a narrow gauge train to the Devils Throat station and walked quite a distance across the cataratas to the Devils Throat. Here we had just a spectacular view of the Devils Throat part of the falls. We returned by train to the Cataratas Station and walked to the restaurant, El Fortin where a luncheon was served to the group that I was with. I did not have lunch but elected to take a walk to the Sheraton Hotel that had a magnificent view of the falls. The hotel was kind enough to let me take pictures from the bar at the hotel. After the scheduled luncheon, we walked on the Upper Circuit trail and had unbelivable views of the cataratas and the falls. Everyone on our tour group, took many pictures of the great views of the water plunging down 260 feet into the gorge below. I will share these pictures with you later when I get home.
Tomorrow we will be going to Montevideo and joining a tour to see the Highlights of Montevideo by Steam train and bus.

Con disembarks from the Metro-Fairchild plane that flew them to Iguazu Falls from Buenos Aires

Inside the 18 passenger Metro Fairchild plane that had no toilets

The Iguazu River and the Iguazu Falls.

The Throat of the Devil part of the falls

Iguazu Falls and the downstream part of the Iguazu River.

Iguazu River, the falls and the downstream part of the Iguazu River

The “Throat of the Devil” part of the Iguazu Falls

Con admiring the falls from an observation point on the upper trail above the falls.

Magnificent view of the Iguazu Falls from the luxury Sheraton Hotel.

Rainbow made from the spray of the falls.