We got up at 1 AM to try to get across the border from Argentina to Brazil without waiting in a miles-long traffic jam like we'd seen the day before. There was already a line at the YPF gas station at 2 AM and we still had to wait in traffic to get to the Customs/Immigration to clear out of Argentina. Jason tried to cut in where he saw a gap in the line, but the other cars honked and flashed their lights until a guard came out and made us go to the end of the line. Once we got out of Argentina, we were then told we had to wait until 5:00AM for the Revenue Clearance guy for Brazil to show up and do our paperwork to get us a new TIP (Temporary Import Permit) for Brazil. So we parked in front of the buildings and went back to bed. The guy finally showed up at 5:30 and came and got us, filled out the 3-page document and sent us on our way without even looking in the van. Off to the Brazil side of Iguazu Falls.
Much better views of the big picture of the Iguazu Falls.
We could see the water spewing out over the edges from here, with lots of spray.
The water was just as powerful, but the crowds were much lighter.
Jason in front of a double layer of falls.
More water!
Where the Argentina side viewed from above, the Brazil side gives you the view as it falls over the edges of rock.
Sometimes the spray impedes the view.
How a lone spire of rock stands against the continuous pounding of the water is a real wonder.
Karen at a viewing platform. So much power in that water!
An island in the river allows for a short span of 'calm' water before another plunge.
The water on both sides of the island is falling in great white sheets.
The current in the water was very swift as well.
Waterfalls form wherever the water from the forest/jungle rivers meet the ledges over the river
Jason in front of a big curtain of waterfalls.
The greenery on the little islands in the water was holding its own for now.
Karen selfie at the falls.
Good view from Brazil.
A closer look at those twin falls from across the way.
The amount of water constantly flowing over the falls here is stunning.
A single stream of water looks unusual in the huge waterfall area.
The spray from the spume drifts up higher than the ledge of the waterfall.
Karen and Jason on the bus in Iguazu Falls in Brazil.
The Devil's Throat waterfall is the big one that is so famous here. When we were on the Argentine side the day before, the trail to view this monster waterfall was closed due to too much water flow. On the Brazil side, it was also closed the day before, but the walkway out to the edge of the fall was opened this day and we headed for it.
A braid of a fall with greenery framing it.
The spray splashes so much higher than the walkway that snakes through it.
More rainbows from the Brazil side as the angle of the light through the water was better.
Wonderful views of the majesty of Mother Nature.
More mushrooms here, too.
A full arc of a rainbow in front of this fall.
The walkway promises to be wet. The spray blocks the view of the waterfall creating it.
Lots of people out getting wet on the walkway to Devil's Throat.
Looking at the water as it rushes under the walkway, headed for the fall not far off.
Jason risking getting his camera sprayed.
You can see the water splashing up against the supports of the walkway. It was higher the day before, causing them to close this off.
We walked all the way out to the end and got soaked in seconds!
Jason on the walkway.
I sure hope the engineers calculated the strength of the water hitting the walkway! I had to grab my hat and sunglasses to keep them from blowing away as I headed back to dry land.
There is an amazing amount of wind and power in that spray, too.
Jason was already soaked from the walk out to the end of the boardwalk, so decided to stand in the shower of spray on this viewing platform. Drenched him even more.
Looking back down at the walkway over the Devil's Throat from the viewing platform.
Karen wringing out her t-shirt after the walk out to Devil's Throat. Totally wet!
Looking over the edge of the massive curtain of a waterfall creating all that spray.
We walked all the way from right to left along that waterway, getting soaked in the spray of Iguazu Falls. We knew we had dry clothes in the parking lot. Not sure how the buses keep their seats dry when all those other folks got soaked as well.
You can hardly see the end of the walkway through the spray. Getting wet here is part of the appeal.
Water tumbling over the edge as seen from the end of the trail platform.
Jason poured water out of his shoes and scraped water out of his socks after the walk.
Looking down at the waterfall from above. You really get a sense of the might and majesty of the water here.
This golden statue was of a man who came through the area and made the falls famous by his reports.
Even from the shore you can se the spray rising above the river level.
A pink Kombi van in front of a pink hotel in the park with the Iguazu Falls in Brazil.
Jason admiring an amethyst geode on display and for sale in the gift shop at Iguazu in Brazil.
This person was dressed in costume to draw visitors. We aren't familiar with the character she represents.
You can see YOLO backed in along with these tour buses lining the edge of the parking lot. We met one of the drivers when he wanted to see our van and show off his bus. He has a motorhome himself and drove tourists 12 hours to get here as his job, but wants to travel in his 'casa rodante', the words for a vehicle like ours.
We dried out, changed our clothes and hung them up inside to dry while we drove away from Iguazu Falls in Brazil, heading for the border with Paraguay on the other side of the city. We concluded that we liked the Brazil side of the falls better than the Argentina side. Better views and fewer lines and crowds.
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