Friday Night at Iguaçu Falls

This is our tourist weekend.

We left Apucarana on Thursday morning around 9:30 am, half an hour late andarrived in Foz do Iguaçu around 7:30 pm--tow and halfhours late due to a late start, road blocks due to a protest, and several stops along the way.

Today, Friday, was cloudy and the first rain we have had during our trip. Still, the falls were great. This is the first time for me (Doug) since around 1985 and things have changed quite a bit but for the better.

In the afternoon, we toured the bird park followed by shopping at at tourist trap, once of those developed for tour groups which pay a commission to the escort. No one bought anything significant--just small things.

Tomorrow we go to Itaipu Dam, the largest in the world when it opened in 1984, rising 55 stories high and 5 miles wide. Google it if you´re interested in knowing more. I expect Justin will throughly enjoy it.

Roz´s sore throat is pretty much over but now she´s real congested. Think I´m getting it now as well. The walking in the rain today did not help any of us.

Doug