It was our last full day in Argentina, and we were going to do it up right.  Back to the falls we go!  This time, we saw Iguazu Falls from the Argentinian side—above AND below.  More on the “below” views later…

Unfortunately, the skies were a mucky white and gray, but we were (again!) fortunate to not have rain.  It just made for lousy photography—white waterfalls against a white sky.  The views (in person) were spectacular, though, and we enjoyed walking around the edges of the falls, out onto platforms, and over bridges looking down on the powerful rush of water:

(For all photos, especially panoramas, click on the image for a full screen view.)

Along the trail, we could see three toucans way off (and I mean waaaay off!) in the distance, so I did my best to zoom in through the mist of the falls to get this shot, (which has been cropped to a vertical).  It’s bad, I know, but…

On our way back through the jungle after seeing the falls, we saw some monkeys up in the trees.  There was no time to adjust my camera settings, so here’s another bad shot that I don’t want to leave out, because this little guy is so cute!

Now comes the fun part!  In the afternoon, some of us took a boat ride to see the falls from below.  They warned us we would get wet, so dry bags were provided.  I wore my swimsuit, because it was a hot day, and I was looking forward to a refreshing shower from the fall’s spray.  What a blast, in more ways than one!

This is a nine-second video from the boat before turning to head into the falls.  Make sure to have your speakers on to hear the water:

This is another nine-second video (shot with my waterproof camera) as the captain steered our boat INTO the falls.  Notice how much louder the sound is on this one?  The falls were roaring!

And this is what we all looked like afterward!

Ahhh, so refreshing!

After returning from our boat ride and walking across the dock, we were greeted by this handsome fellow:

On our way back to the hotel, I shot these murals through the bus window:

Our Farewell Dinner was wonderful, and we enjoyed one last view from the rooftop.

The following morning, we flew back to Buenos Aires and had a few hours to hop on over to the bakery for empanadas and to Rapanui for one last delicious gelato.  After saying our goodbyes, we headed home.

We arrived home on March 7, and more than one month later, we are still in touch with each other on our “Buena Onda” WhatsApp group that Andrea set up for us.  It was such a fabulous tour with an amazing group of people, and an experience Bruce and I will never forget.  Gracias TOTALES, Andrea and our buena onda OTT group!

Coming up next:  ARGENTINA & CHILE #21:  A SLIDE SHOW