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After my days in Buenos Aires I took a bus 16 hours northwest to Iguazu Falls, a place that has been described as a "can´t miss" location in Argentina. But due to a number of variables, the length of the bus ride, the fact that I have seen a riduculous amount of waterfalls in my travels, and the fact that it was taking me in the exact wrong direction from my Spanish school in Bariloche, I felt that Iguazu Falls better be pretty fantastic. The bus ride there, although long, wasn´t too bad. I took a first class bus which was extraordinarily comfortable, and a good chunk of the drive was at night so allowing me to sleep through at least half of the drive.
When I arrived in Puerto Igauzu I found my hostel and spent a lazy day attempting to read The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe in Spanish. My Spanish to English dictionary got a workout. That night I joined a Asado which may be the greatest form of meal ever, except for the fact that it is an invitation for serious heart disease. There were about 20-25 other travellers gathered around the table to enjoy a minimum of six courses of various meats. They take their grilling seriously in Argentina. It was a really nice atmosphere, but I was tired. The asado was supposed to start at 10:00 and it began at 11:00. The meal times here are strange. Eating at 10:00 is the normal time for dinner.
I went to bed at my hostel, and in my room of six, my theory on snoring continued to be true. It is my belief that if there is one other person or 100 there will always be one person snoring. It would seem that the odds would go down with less people, or that more people would snore in a larger group, but so far there seems to always be one snorer. This guy was loud and although I nothing would have made me happier than to kick his bed in an attempt to stop the snoring I contained my irritation and eventually fell asleep.
The next day I went to the Falls, and I have to say they were worth the trip. I started out with a boat ride that took us through a canyon and underneath the falls. The views were great. After the boat ride I wandered around the national park and saw the waterfalls from a number of perspectives. I´m working on the pictures, but the computers have been a little difficult again, not working with my camera. Bascially it is like having 20 Mississippi rivers in a semi-circle falling off the edge of the earth.
After wandering around the park I went back to the hostel, and washed my clothes in the sink. I had two long bus rides ahead of me and wanted to avoid offending anyone sitting near to me.
Luckily, that night ther was no one else in my hostel room so no worries about snoring, what a relief!
The next day I killed time until my bus left and hada comfortable 16 hour ride (again overnight) into Buenos Aires.
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nathan u says:
I went on Via Bariloche, it was one of the better buses I´ve been on in Argentina, but there are no garuantees. Even with cama, sometimes the buses were a little older than others. But from my multiple bus rides in Argentina, I would recommend Via Bariloche as my first choice.
Jonnyboy11 says:
hey, which bus company did you use to travel up to the falls? did you book it there or before you went? thanks