Had a quiet day in the hostel. Brazilians really love god so not a lot happens on a Sunday. The buses are few and the shops are closed so everything we wanted to do was a non starter. Nick spent the day sleeping and I spent it reading. We did have a walk around Iguassu in the afternoon as we had spotted some motorbike taxis and thought it would be fun to have a lift with one. But even the taxis don't run on Sundays! We stand out like sore thumbs when walking arou...

Today we went to Itaipu Dam (one of the wonders of the modern world - in some publications). Again we went on the bus but this time standing up whilst travelling at 100 mph (even more fun!) Well all the tourist brochures show the Dam with huge amounts of water gushing down the spill gate. What you get when you get there is no water and something that resembles the Old Tesco Carpark - just bigger. Now I know dams don't work to order for the tourists but if you've ...