When we got to Parque Nacional de Iguazu. I thought I was a big shot, a world explorer, too big for my own britches. Turns out I can always use a little help when it comes to my sense of direction.
The park is beautiful, but like any big attraction in South America, overrun with tourist and gift shops. So when a ranger at the front gate handed Rooz a big old map with coupons for a buffet lunch, I laughed and told Rooz not to even bother with the map. Well...... the joke was on this tourist.
It turns out after all this traveling experience and doing research, I still should look at a bloody free map, when they give me one. We did not really realize until we left the park the first day that we had missed La Garganta del Diablo, the main part of the Cathedral of Iguazu, the big ol' momma part of the falls. Everything else we had seen had been truly magical and breath taking, but sadly miniature in comparison. So we canceled our bus trip and woke up early the next day in order to see the main attraction. We spent 2 days taking in the jungle scenery and fighting our way to the front of the falls in order to get a good photo. But in the end it was all worth it, because it was one of the more beautiful and spectacular things I've ever seen. It was a good place to take in the scenery and eat some humble pie. And the next time I go somewhere, anywhere, I will probably at least glance at the map they give me.
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