Hot and cold - the words

Yesterday we had a lazy morning at Paraty, and we were picked up by a private transfer around 10:30. We drove for 5 hours to Sao Paolo, reached the bus stop at 3:30. Our night bus didn't leave until 6:30, so we had to sit in the bus station for 3 hours. It was so insanely hot. There was no air circulation. It was brutal. A young boy was wandering around near me, and he had a small handheld fan. All of our group was urging me to mug him, but I restrained myself.

We boarded the night bus at 6:30 and at 9:30 we had a quick stop for dinner. Afterwards, when we were trying to sleep the air conditioning on the bus was so intense, I wAs pretty sure we were going to freeze to death. I had bare toes so I tried to stretch my pants to cover my feet. I kept my hood up and my hair down to try and keep my ears warm. It was a pretty brutal night. I tried to reassure myself I would not loose my nose or toes to frostbite. And in the end, I didn't.

I have many bug bites around my ankles, which have been crazy itchy and my ankles are now quite swollen up - kankles. I'm hoping a good nights sleep in a proper bed, the proper temperature will do them some good.

This afternoon we spent exploring the Brazilian side of iguacu falls. 25% of the falls belong to brazil, and the rest to Argentina. The brazilian side is known for being better to view the entire falls. While the Argentinian side is better for close up exploring.

It truly is amazing. The most impressive, beautiful landscape I've ever seen. There is a beautiful trail around the side of the falls, that concludes with a platform out into the falls, where you get soaked. It's an incredible experience. It could do with a few less unruly children running around, but what attraction couldn't? It really is a beautiful collection of water.

And the best part is we get to go back for more tomorrow - the Argentinian side. Go to posts down if you haven't seen the pictures yet!