THE waterfalls, Argentine side, May 2011

We had to stay another night in the Paudimar Hostel in Brazil, as Richard came down with a fever and we had to go to the doctor. I won't tell you how much the cab fare, consultation fee and medicine came too - thank heavens for travel insurance is all I will say! The doctor didn't seem very good either. He asked a few general questions and then said: 'I don't know what it is really, I will give you some antibiotics'. Never mind the A1 poster next to his desk, which said; 'Got a fever? It could be malaria'. He didn't even ask where we had been! Anyway, apart from a slightly upset stomach and tiredness, Ricard seems to be on the road to recovery and he managed to visit the best side (in my opinion) of the falls.
The Brazilian side does have the grand overview, and a few short walkways, but the Argentine side is much more complex with a huge system of walkways and nature trails. You need at least one day there as opposed to a few hours to see the Brazilian side.

This is us with our nursing friend 'Jungle Jan'. She is from Washington State and we had a great time playing Yahtzee with her. She is also one of the few people that has heard of one of our other travelling games 'Pass the pigs'.
We say 'Hotdog' to Jan, who is about to go and do some volunteer work in Missouri to help with aftermath of the tornado.

The border with Argentina and Brazil, with Paraguay in the background.

This one hurt. I was egged on by our river and forgot how high the barriers we were jumping from were. Oh, the ankles and the bottom!

The edge of the park.



A coati (member of the raccoon family) in it's natural state, a rare sight here, most are scavengers now.

 

The big one, 'The Devil's Throat'.

It was all too much for a recovering Richard!