Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012 Rio to Iguazu Falls Day 1

We met in the Queen’s Dining room getting ready for departure, here is our itinerary….

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Nancy boarding the bus for the airport.

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Flight 1786 On Time…

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We arrive in 2 1/2 hours, approximately 1800 miles to the interior of Brazil.

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We arrive at the new 7th Wonder of the World, the Iguazu Falls…

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We then went to our hotel, the Hotel das Cataratas

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Before supper we snuck back out to see the amazing Falls and encountered these Quatis. Derived from Tupi, the language spoken by the Brazilian Indians, its name means “pointed nose”. This ring-tailed animal is found in groups of 4 to 30 and is a cross between a raccoon and an anteater. They are pests – we watched as one crawled into a lady’s purse.

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After supper we enjoyed the outdoors with FREE INTERNET!  While calling as many people that we could call, a HUGE fruit bat swooped at our heads so he headed inside!

1 comment:

  1. Wow those animals look out of this world! Some of your pictures are so funny, like the one with mom sitting next to the stranger on the plane haha!! You guys are great. The greenery, environment and waterfalls look so refreshing. Such a good time. Lots of love!

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