Obviously we had not seen enough wildlife in the Pantanal so we packed our bags and headed for a small town called Bonito. From our hostel we booked a snorkeling tour down the Rio de Prata - a crystal clear river teaming with fish. We hired an underwater camera to capture some memories!
Kate would have seen a whole lot more if she had opened her eyesThe river was even clearer than we had imagined and there were so many fish. We were supplied with 5mm wetsuits which made it extremely difficult to move but when the idea is just to float and be carried downstream that really isn't a problem.
There are a lot more photos on my facebook profile of this trip so have a peek there if you are not bored by my fishy friends.
After Bonito we headed down to Foz do Iguaçu to check some waterfall thing a few people had been banging on about.
What we saw too our breath away. They were immense. We stood for ages just listening and watching the mammoth amount of water cascading over 275 falls 2.7 kilometers across. It was no suprise to learn that it has been shortlisted for one of the New7Wonders of Nature
We went to visit the falls twice. Once on the Brazlian side and once on the Argentinian side. Both countries give different views of the falls and I don't think we could pick a preferred side if asked. Each country had a unique experience to offer - so if you are unsure - do both!!
The Devil's Throat pictured above is the largest 'ere cataract at Iguacu and quite a hike in the heat of the day to reach. (Ear Cataracts?...Ear Cataracts?...Ear Cataracts?). <---- for the web unsavvy that is a link to click on. The thunderous roar of the water here is deafening and we needed to shout to get each other heard - well more so than normal - apparently I'm going deaf, Kate has to shout at me most of the time anyway.
Aside from the rather large amounts of water passing by us (2000m3 per second - in 1992 in full flood there was 36,000m3 per second - mind boggling figures!) we were treated to quite an array of wildlife including Coatis and a spectacular monitor lizard.
Coatis are Raccoon like mammals. They can be quite vicious when trying to steal food from tourists but the group we saw were more interested in foraging in the dead leaves.
Not exactly sure what it is but he posed beautifully for me! We saw quite a few and I think Kate has had quite enough of me taking photos of reptiles - I haven't even started!
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