I feel great! I had an incredible breakfast of mangoes, papaya, pineapple, scrambled eggs, sausage, and sautéed chicken and, of course, coffee! Today dawned cloudy and foggy but apparently that is the norm for Iguazu Falls. The average rainfall here is 68.15 inches! No, I did not misspell Iguazu. On the Brazilian side, where we were yesterday, they spell it Iguacu whereas Argentinians spell it Iguazu. You will also sometimes seen it spelled Iguassu.  Whatever!  Much of the time there is a very heavy mist in the air but periodically throughout the day, it rains!

That did not stop our Iguazu Falls hiking. You can see the map of the hiking trails above and I can tell you that my step monitor says I walked more that seven miles! We were pretty lucky in that we spent most of the day either in the clear or in mist but there was about a mile in the middle where it poured. I am proud to say that not one person in our group stopped hiking even after being soaked. It is that incredible. I’ve seen Niagara Falls from both the Canadian and American sides and it is beautiful. Several people in our group had seen Victoria Falls and even they said Iguazu was by far the most magnificent. So being the highest of the three apparently has no bearing—Niagara is 167 feet, Iguazu 269 feet, and Victoria 354 feet. Today was tremendously exciting.

To put it into some kind of perspective, Iguazú Falls is four times as wide as Niagara Falls. Making it so special is the fact that it is not just one waterfall but a collection of 275 individual cascades that line a 1.7 mile wide horseshoe-shaped gorge.

We first took the Ecological Jungle Train to the Devil’s Throat tour where you wind around the jungle to a lookout balcony where you are just a few yards from the most important and mighty waterfall of the Iguazu Falls from Argentina side, whose image has traveled all around the world.

After a short rest, we continued to the upper trail which is characterized by having its trails set on top of the waterfalls edge, allowing a vertical view from the top, something really electrifying. It has places to rest, which makes the tour a source of energy and relaxation in contact with the water. My pictures do not begin to show the depth and majesty of Iguazu Falls. We then ate lunch in the park and then embarked on our final trek, the lower circuit trail.

Footbridges go deep into the forest foliage to waterfalls breaking above and to the end of this part of the Circuit, where completely enveloped by mist while standing in front of this thunderous roaring cascade, feeling the vibration of the walkway, it was scary yet magical and absolutely breathtaking.

We ended the day with a lovely cocktail party including a birthday celebration for one of our group.  This is a lovely hotel so wanted to include some pictures as well as the view from my room.