Puerto Iguaza y Las Cataratas

once Elizabeth perked up, we made our way for the falls the next day. although it looked a little overcast and rainy, we planned to get wet as it was. i think we spent close to five hours wandering around the various trails, marveling at all the natural beauty. here are some pictures:

neat animals were also seen while here. the first was my favorite. i think we had figured out what kind of bird it was, but i christened it "the bird who looks constantly surprised."

supposedly there are toucans and monkeys, but we didn't see any of those. here are the rest:

so what did Elizabeth and i look like after a month of backpacking? like this:

we returned that night, still drying off, and called it an early night. we waited out the time until our last bus the next day, a 12 hour all nighter, and finally made our way back home. having already spent four months in buenos aires and then going away, it really felt like we were returning to home. friends, our church, a place to unpack. we had a lot to look forward to.