Den Andra Tiden: november 2012

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over HOW AWESOME THIS IS!!!

...have words to describe the feeling that rises within you standing above Los Cataratas del Iguazu, one of the 7 world wonders.

So much water that you can't even really imagine it, cascading down about 100 meters, colliding violently with the rock bottom and other masses of water, producing a mist that rises above the trees, revealing the location of this wonder-world even when you are at the road there. Not to mention the swallow-like birds that nest next to or behind the falls; amazing acrobat flyers that with ease snap insects from the air, almost opaque from the mist of the marvel. How they possibly manage it will always amaze me, but I don't know how many of them die in the quest of course...

And the butterflies! The butterflies are EVERYWHERE. Whenever you pause, they see you as a volunteering restplace and sit down on you. Beautiful creatures... We all had our fair share of butterfly company on our trip.

Our group ready for adventure!!

Epic bird is EPIC!!!

Not gonna argue the point...

As a North-European, jungle is something I have dreamed of experiencing as long as I can remember. The humid air, stuffy but not too hot, saturated with the smell of soil and the thick vegetation, the chirping of crickets, occasional lizards or even bigger animals, toucans and other colorful birds, big spiders and butterflies ... Well, my dream came true, even if we only walked on paths laid with stone and didn't venture into the real jungle.

In short, Saturday was passed in total awe and speechlessness. I was convinced that whatever I would ever see in my life would seem insignificant. But then came Sunday, and we went to the Brazilian side of the falls- Iguaçu, as it's called in Portuguese (I understand a little portuguese, I realized...)
Although it seemed impossible, this side was even more impressive than the Argentinian. We walked on a bridgelike construction so close underneath the falls that we got totally wet from the mist... That is also a indescribable feeling... On a whole different level.

It's definitely one of the best trips I have ever done, and without doubt worth the 1200 SEK (about 180 US$) I spent on it, although that means I'm basically out of funds for quite some time ahead, as I also sent my family a christmas present. the shipping itself cost about 75 US $, which was about 3 times more than the content itself. Just hope it's gonna arrive. Maybe even on time, sould we be lucky :)