Saturday, October 11, 2014

Iguassu Falls

The flight to leave Lima was due to leave at 0830 hrs. You have to be at the airport 2hrs before. Then to allow for traffic. so it was an early start to this day. I was awake at 0330 hrs. Taxi was booked for 0430. There was no traffic! we went through the main part of Lima City.
Everything went smoothly, but for the security. Off with belt, off with shoes, Glasses, Wallet. I nearly was going to go nude! It was the zip in the money belt, but I was walking back and forward back.

Okay that done.

On the plane and off to San Paulo, first stop. I had an exit row so plenty of room. Landing in San Paulo, fine. New time zone. Through customs and immigration.
Then off to the domestic area, check in the bag and then wait. Four hours just waiting.
New modern terminal


So that was San Paulo!!

It was dark when we left and this time heading to Curitiba. Oh this was fun. The gate on the boarding pass says one thing. The board says another. Then we line up at a third one. There are no boarding announcements, you just have to look at the gate and watch your flight number. This will be an overnight stop. When the flight was booked in May 2014 it was to continue to Foz do Igacu, but airlines change their plans and charge you to change yours. 

So over night at the Ibis hotel near the airport. Clean basic and covered the requirements.
Back to the airport, and check in for a 1330 flight. it is only an hour or so.
Then we see them. The falls.



Off the plane into the heat, yes 30 degrees plus with humidity. We walk across the tarmac and into the terminal. My transport was waiting for me once I collected my bag.
Next stop the hotel. Really good and right next to the falls. I am on the East Bank, Brazil side.


Current amount of water over the falls is 1.2 million litres per second. In July there was 43 million. There is damage to walks on both the East and West banks!




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