Finally went to Iguacu Falls

05.05.2016

So, I picked my parents up at the airport in Curitiba but their rental car didn't have any insurance. When they added the insurance it was going to cost more than the actual rental, so we decided not to get the car after all. We hurried off to the bus station and managed to catch the last bus home to Carambei.

They hung out at my house until it was the weekend, I took Friday off so we could go to Iguacu. We had a barbecue dinner in Ponta Grossa and then headed out on the bus at 10 p.m. We started to walk to the bus station in a sketchy part of town with pit bulls viciously attacking us through the fences in front of various homes. It was getting kind of crazy. Suddenly the manager of the barbecue pulled up beside us and offered to drive us to the bus station. He tracked us down to make sure we were safe and brought us there.

We got the luxury first class seats in the bus, and they gave us blankets, pillows and a snack pack. We slept well and woke up in Iguacu.

Our hotel was not far from the waterfalls but it was raining, so we checked in and headed out to see the bird park, which is right across the street from the waterfalls. We got right up close and personal with toucans and parrots it was really cool and definitely worth the diversion.

After the park we took a nap and then went to see a Disney style cultural dinner and dance show at Rafain. My parents didn't see any carnaval dancers, so this was their only chance.

The waiter tried to charge us for a bunch of stuff we never ordered, and the resulting argument caused us to miss the last bus home. Bleh, stupid waiter. The show was entertaining, but it was a disappointing end to the whole thing.

Dinner at my house