Iguazu Falls

Lying on the border of Brazil and Argentina, Iguazu Falls was born millions of years ago, likely the result of a volcanic eruption and from the slow but steady movement of tectonic plates. It was simply but aptly named “Great Falls” by local Indians.

According to local legend, a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine girl named Naipí against her will. She escaped from him by fleeing with her mortal lover, Tarobá, in a hand-carved canoe on the river. The god flew into such a wild rage when he found out that he split the river into two and created all the waterfalls so that the two lovers would be condemned to an eternal fall.

Iguazu consists of 275 separate falls. The most impressive one is a U-shaped cataract nicknamed “The Devil’s Throat,” which has 14 falls plunging more than 350 feet.

We spent our day taking many jungle and board walks throughout Iguazu National Park on the Argentinian side of the Falls. With every step the view changed and was spectacular all over again. I stood and stared in awe more than once. We also went for a boat ride into some of the falls which was a lot of fun and very wet!

To make a fantastic day even better, we received the news that Damian's brother Matt and Sister in-law Rosie had welcomed their first baby daughter into the world, Ella Margret Robb. Cannot wait to meet the little angel!