Iguassu Falls Brazil

Iguassu Falls is such a special place that it deserves its own blog. And the pictures were just that amazing that I"m breaking it up into pictures from the Brazil side of the Falls and pictures from the Argentinian side of the falls. Iguassu Falls as I said in the previous blog is located on the border of Argentina and Brazil. The falls are on both sides of the river that divides the two countries so some of the falls are in Argentina and some are in Brazil.

We stayed at a hotel in the National Park on the Brazil side of the Falls. This is the only hotel in the National Park and a truly amazing place. Because we were staying in the park we were able to see sunsets over the falls, sunrises and hit the walking trails before any other tourists were in the park.

view from the sunset tower at the hotel....

We arrived late in the afternoon at Iguassu Falls and decided to take a jetboat ride underneath the falls. Mom was a little nervous about this, Dad was really excited and Lindsay was excited but worried about being cold. We first had to walk down to the river on a trail through the woods. Along the way we caught glimpses of the first of many waterfalls to come. Here is a tranquil small waterfall we saw along the way.

At the end of the trail, we boarded a floating dock where we donned our life vests and prepared for our wet and wild ride through the falls.

While on the boat, we caught glimpses of amazing vistas and waterfalls. These waterfalls shown below are called the three muskateers. We actually went in and underneath the falls.

As we approached, the mist grew thick, the spray grew more intense and we could barely see another boat just coming out of the falls.

In the end, Dad loved the experience, Lindsay liked it but was cold and I'm pretty sure Mom didn't like it. But it was an exciting day and a great way to experience the falls first hand!

Our second day at the falls we took advantage of staying in the National Park and got up early to walk the trails before the tourists were allowed in. We were greatly rewarded by our efforts as we saw rainbow after rainbow, marvelous vistas and almost no one else on the trails.

My parents thought this waterfall below, looked like the virgin mary. what do you think?

The highlight for sure was walking to the platform that was built out over the falls. There was practically a 360 degree view of waterfalls all around you. check it out here.

It was really amazing to feel and see the mist from the falls in the air.....

and of course there was a rainbow.....

Lindsay and Dad foolishly pretending to fall into the falls.....

one of many family photos taken at the falls.....

aww mother and daughter.....

That was the highlight reel of photos for the Brazilian side of the falls......photos from the Argentinian side of the Falls coming soon.....