I know, California is having one of those very wet rainy winters that happen about every 20 years. But all this water can’t compare to what we saw in South America. Patagonia is pretty dry, but because of the Andes, there is water.
That is because of the glaciers in Torres Del Paine. We have a deep turquoise river because of the silt that is ground up by the glaciers.
On this river is the big waterfall. It was big until we got to Iguazu Falls and saw really big.
And then we went to the northern border of Argentina, where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. Iguana falls are on the border between Brazil and Argentina. Both countries have agreed to a national parks, only one hotel on each side as well as not using the water for hydro-eclectic power. Lucky for them, they have other rivers and waterfalls for that.
There are hundreds of falls that span almost 1.5 miles. Photos are fun, videos are better.
They simply can’t really capture the magnitude of nature. We were very lucky, because of heavy rains, the falls were full. A week earlier and they weren’t flowing like this. These falls are fed only by rain water. So they can be fickle.
The scope and the power.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKNMm0nB5v/
Hope over to Instagram to see the movie, I am so impressed with the clarity of the camera. This will give you a taste.
We saw the falls from all angles.
I took this picture before going out on the catwalk. The spray was so powerful that I kept my camera under wraps. No need to destroy a new camera.
On a different catwalk, the views were great, the spray wasn’t as powerful here.
Looking down on the boats in the river. Just a few hours later and we were on one of those boats.
Once again, I took one or two pictures while on the boat, then I put the camera away in the dry bag. We got drenched. We bought the video that was made by the crew. But here is the one you should watch.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRrXWUnDVg/
Richard used his phone in a special dry bag and this is so worth watching, because this is a little taste of what we experienced. The hoots, hollers and yells of joy are heard here. But it really was much more than that. Some experiences are just so compelling. This was one of them.
Leah