• The Other Side of Water

    We went to see Iguazu falls from the Argentinian side

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    There was no water falling from the sky this time.

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    On this side you can walk right over the waterfalls

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    The water levels above the falls were very high.

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    So there was still plenty of water to fall.

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    I don’t think there is ever a shortage of falling water

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    But the plants at the top probably aren’t usually submerged.

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    They always have goofy tourists hanging over top of them though.

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    We didn’t go for a swim.

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    The water was pretty muddy.

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    And the waterslides didn’t look very safe.

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    We stayed on the bridges.

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    Looking out at the falling water

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    And the mist.

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    I wonder what happened to that old bridge out there?

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  • Iguazú Falls Boat Ride


  • San Ignacio Mini

    There were pretty flowers at the abandoned mission

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    Which attracted a lot of insects

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    I think we have as many pictures of the insects as the ruins

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    Oh good here are the ruins.

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    They were ruined

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    The Jesuits were driven out in 1768

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    So the jungle has been overtaking them for a while.

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    That tree is growing over one of the columns.

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  • Amethyst Mine

    This is a giant geode in a rock

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    There are a lot of them here

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    The ones outside fill with water

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    This one is full

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    We went into the mine. It is horizontal because all of the geodes are at the same level. We were too tall

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    The yellow bit is a calcite deposit

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    Dark purple makes the miners happy because it is worth more

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    But spiders seem to like the pale ones

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    Amethyst is very sparkley

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    They are very big

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    When it’s whiter it’s just quartz

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    Kerri gave the amethyst a high five

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    Crystals are shiny.

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