WOOHOO What a fantastic day!!! This is what I came here for! We met our local guide, Alex this morning and headed to the Argentinean side of Iguazu Falls. Iguazu means "big water" and they are not wrong! There are around 280 waterfalls in this complex of falls. We entered the park and booked our trip on the speed boat, but had a couple of hours before our boat left so we headed straight up to Devils Throat - the mouth of the biggest fall. The park is so huge, we ...

Today was truly awesome! Just before lunch we arrived at the Estancia Las Mercedes which is a working cattle ranch in Argentina. The ranch is owned by a family who are decended from NZers and Spaniards. Over time it has been a coffee plantation, Mate plantation, horse ranch, cattle ranch etc. The people that run the place are lovely and the ranh itself is absolutely gorgeous! After a quick briefing from one of the owners about where everything was, we stripped d...

Managed a few hours sleep on the nightbus last night but still pretty tired when we arrived at San Ignacio. We were given a couple of options for extra activities while here, either kayaking or mountain bike riding. Unfortunately, there were only 7 places available for kayaking so I missed out, and mountain biking not being my thing I had a pretty relaxed day. The town isnt huge, just a few streets really. We did a quick orientation walk, then a bunch of us took ...

Yesterday was interesting. I decided to head to the Recoletta cemetery but couldn't be bothered deciphering the city's bus system so caught a cab. Taxis in BA really aren't as bad as people make out. I only flag down ones with a meter and the drivers I've had have been great - friendly and helpful. On the way to the cemetery we came across a protest. I saw a group of people marching through a park carrying banners. At the front of the protest were a large group o...

Got back into BA last night. I met a guy - Thomas in my hostel in Ushuaia who offered to share a cab with me to th airport as he was on the same flight. I was so lucky to meet him! Thomas is Brazillian and speaks fluent English and Spanish (as well as Portuguese, German and one or two others!) He told me about the Ushuaia departure tax (28 pesos) I didnt know about when I couldnt understand the guy at the check in desk. It also turns out I had forgotten to move m...