Puerto Iguazu - Regroup

So, we are planning on staying at Puerto Iguazu for one more day as a last effort to keep the balance of our travel plans in Brazil if our visas happen to show up. Taty heard from another tour guide that everything is automated, so it could possibly show up over the weekend despite the upcoming holidays.

We decided to wake up early to see if we could spot some birds around the hotel. We did have the opportunity to see a few up close, but for the most part, the birds were flitting around in trees that were just beyond the path or road. We did succeed in getting our shoes very muddy with the heavy red soil here. 

We ended up napping for a couple of hours before heading down to breakfast. The Argentinian breakfast is much more scaled back than the Columbian breakfast buffets we have had on this trip so far. I was disappointed with the tea since they used the hot water urn to hold coffee previously. Unlike KC, I am not a fan of part coffee and part tea beverages. 

After breakfast, Bill planned a hike in to Puerto Iguazu for us. We walked all the way through town to the river bank where you can see two other countries, Brazil and Paraguay, which is pretty cool. I don’t think we have ever been able to do that before.

Back in the centre of town, we stopped at a pizza spot for some lunch. Bill did not get the pizza that he thought he had ordered, it had some tomato sauce, cheese, their version of pepperoni, green olives and oregano instead of a margarita pizza. We had a couple of slices each as Bill enjoyed the ice cold Quilmo beer. 

In the area that we explored today of Puerto Iguazu, I think it could be best described as dingy and desolate. It is not a pretty town and there was not much going on for a Saturday. Maybe it picks up in the afternoon when the tours are wrapped up at the falls?

We had a little boy come to our table, we were sitting outside at a main intersection, to sell us some animal figurines. Bill offered him one of our leftover slices of pizza instead. That seemed to be a big hit because he was followed by his little sister and big brother for the same offer. They seemed really pleased with their haul for the afternoon! 

We finished our 13 km walk back at the hotel and just when I was ready to head to the pool, the rain started. I headed out anyway, hoping it would blow over, but when it was apparent that it would not, I rejoined Bill in the room for our second nap of the day.

Later in the afternoon the rain stopped and we headed out to the pool to catch some rays for a short time. It was very pleasant to sit outside when children were behaving and parents were not constantly scolding!

At one point we spotted two chestnut-eared toucanets in the tall tree by the pool. Bill tried to retrieve the camera, but our room key was not working! 

I found some good reviews for some restaurants in town, so we decided to try Aqva for the evening. It was very crowded when we arrived, but we were taken to a table upstairs after a short wait. 

I had the grilled Surubi local fish again and Bill had chorizo cut steak, sirloin. The Luigi Bosca Malbec was very good! We really enjoyed the meal and everything was prepared really well. 

It was raining again when we left the restaurant. It really comes down hard!