Monday, January 30, 2017

Iguazu Falls Food And Drink

We ate well during our days in Iguazu Falls. Jan. 17-20.
First night there, river fish for me, on mash; pork chop for Vicki; on mash 




At the mate' store in the park; it was here I later bought my own bolle and straw;
I drink it with sugar...like a child

It's really big, especially in this province, where most of the yerba mate' is produced


At the parilla; not pictured, salad and dessert courses, including a sliced banana in
agave syrup (?) that was exceptional

Free hot water for your mate'; normally it is spelled without
the accent mark

Bags for carrying your own bolle and thermos

Varieties of mate'


Souvenir mate' kit

One of the hand-carried kits


Families often carried jugs of beverage, sometime whole ice
chests

Viva Argentina!

Later the second full day we walked through much of Iguazu Falls town to the
frontier and a great restaurant there; here is one panel of an extensive
installation on phases of identity...

The parilla-meister at Bocamura, cooking our lunch

Table with a view; of the frontier between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay

Us, there

More river fish, this time buried beneath a tropical mix of mango, pepper, tomato,
onion, other great stuff

Vicki enjoying what the parilla is best known for

Our phone confirming we are indeed at the frontier

Outside seating at Bocamura

From Argentina, the Iguazu, with Paraguay on the left, Brazil on the right
(so the waiter said)

Another pano

Iguazu Falls Flora, Fauna, And Signage

Best "stay on trail" sign ever, so far

About to go over the falls in a shell



This is a coati, sort of a cross between a racoon and a fox; we also saw a monkey,
but it disappeared before I could get the camera going

The coati are mean little devils, and the park was littered with warning signs...
but people here are pretty much like other people...


No one was petting this guy


Beware of low-hanging snakes..."no piggy--backing"



Explanatory flora/fauna signage everywhere...mostly in Latin!



Seven course meal, all in a row

Commons area at the hostel we stayed at

In its garden


All from January 17-20















Iguazu Falls, 2

After a hearty parilla lunch, we headed for the lower trail from to see the mostly Argentine side of the Falls. The next day, we did the corniche superiore, so to speak. We were very glad to have seen the whole incredible show. Jan. 18-19.
Temps and humidity were both pushing 100; this is the jungle portion of our South
American trip; sub-tropical, really; in a week we'll be in the Andes and back in
polar tech















The lower trail takes you right there



La Criada de la Neblina


Looking up to a viewing stand on the upper trail

The Maid of the Mist heads into the tumult

Another on deck


We had to get wet to get this double rainbow shot; but the water felt good


Dressing more appropriately the second day



Looking down on the lower corniche

Nearly 3k of waterfalls

!




Looking back up river























A last look at the plunge from above