So, I said I would be in Iguazu or Paraguay next time I write, but I am not. I am in Posadas, north Argentina. I have met up with Gussy and Jenny again and we plan on getting to Iguazu soon-ish.

I stayed in Cordoba for the weekend and met quite a few more people in the hostel - a French man who lives in Stoke Newington, some Swedish girls who had already done South America so gave me a few tips, a few Danish guys and one more from Israel. I spend a fair bit of time with these people - one of the boys from Denmark was pretty decent at pool so we played each other a lot - and had another couple of lazy days in Cordoba doing just about the same stuff. This did nothing but encourage me to get out of the cities for more time, especially after my recent trip to La Cumbre and Cuesta Blanca. On Sunday, Robbie and Omar got a 12 o'clock bus to Iguazu, but I decided to get a later one to Posadas (as the one they were getting would have got to Posadas at 4am!). I did this, and when I got on 2 of the Danish guys were on the bus so although I spent most of the 17 hour journey sleeping or trying to sleep, I spent some of it talking to them, which was pretty nice.

Anyway, so I arrived in Posadas at about 12 midday and headed to the 'hostel' that Gussy and I had both found online. Gussy and Jenny were already there, but we all knew straight away we wouldn't be staying there long. It was almost a resort. Our room was a cabaña (basically a wooden hut) with 2 bunk-beds, a fan and nothing else. The resort had a bar (which we never saw open), a swimming pool (full of dead bugs and plants etc - but that didn't stop us swimming in it), and was very very quiet - just about noone else there. It was also a long way from the centre. So we got a taxi into town from a man named Luis - who was very unammused to find out we liked Boca as he was a die hard River fan. We'd stumbled upon Luis when following a sign for a Lavadero (car wash) when looking for a Lavaderia (laundrette). He offered us a cheap lift into town and turned out to be a taxi driver so we were very pleased. We walked around the centre, found tourist information, a hotel to move to (very cheap 3 bed room because there are no hostels here) and then somewhere to eat where me and Gussy each had a huge salad which was very nice after quite a few days of unhealthy eating. We found out a bit more about day trips (one of which was to a place called Ibera which looked like it had incredible wildlife, but it was only accessible by 4x4 and so was very expensive) and then headed back to our hut for a relatively early night as we'd all travelled overnight the night before.

Today, we checked out early and went to our new hotel. We drew straws for the double bed (I won!) and relaxed for a little while. We then walked around town and along the quite ugly river front for hours and then stopped in a cafe for a drink. We then headed to what was - according to a guidebook from 2002 - the natural history museum. Turned out it wasn't, but instead was a bilingual primary school - the second language being English. The teachers were very keen to help us try and find something to do and left their classes because they said they had been learning English their whole lives and this was their first chance to practice on someone who spoke English. We ended up speaking to the children who showed off their English skills and the teachers told us about other museums and places to visit on our way to Iguazu. They were incredibly helpful to us, and swapped email addresses because they both said they'd love to go to England one day! When we left, Gussy decided to go back and ask if she'd be able to help out for a bit as everyone there was so keen to talk to us gringos. She was told to come back tomorrow, with me and Jenny if we wanted, and we'd be able to talk to the older kids who weren't there today as it would be a great chance for them to practice their English. Gussy is very very keen, Jenny quite keen, and I would be normally, but I just cannot wait to get out of the cities and head to Iguazu. We had planned on going to the Jesuit missions tomorrow but it looks like that might happen a day later and push back Iguazu even more. I'm not sure what will happen but I remain keen to get out of this place. It is insanely hot here as we head towards the jungle, but even more so because of the pollution which has put me off even more! I realise I am sounding very negative but I have had emails from Hannah telling me about the glaciers they've seen ripping apart and it has made me want to do stuff like that even more!

I think I will have to wait and see but will either go to Iguazu tomorrow or wait around with the two girls and just be a bit more patient! That's all for now.