'Daaaaaar gaaaaat ze...' Just an hour or two ago I said goodbye to Catherine. After 4 weeks sharing, rooms, waterbottles, beautiful views, nose-spray, hardship in several occasions, sunshine, downpoor, handdesinfectant, pictures, chocolate, shampoo, friends and a huge amount of time,the moment cameto say goodbye. Funny how time seems endless at the beginning and is like nothing when it has passed. We had so much fun, sometimes were very nasty to each other (you know what girls can be like...) but because we are so the same in some ways we forgot about in within seconds too. It was a great time, so we both felt so sorry it came to an end. She is on her way now to Buenos Aires and then back to Holland on saturday. I will be on a bus to Bolivia at midnight. I'm very curious and a little nervous too: it will be a different world out there! And then she left me to face it all alone!!

After Patagonia (in the south) we flew to Iguazú (in the north) with a short stop in Buenos Aires. So from snowy mountaintops, a short stop in an huge metropolitan, and then straight into the jungle. The town of Puerto Iguazú is charming with dusty streets and beautiful flora and fauna. It wasn't as hot as people said, but it surely felt tropical! Hmm, nice!

After arrival we went to see the Brazilian side of the falls. I was in Brazil! Woohoo! :D The busride through the park to the falls was fantastic, butterflies in bright colours, the size of my hand everywhere!! (I was maybe more stunned by them then by the falls themselves...) We saw monkeys, lizards, strange birdspecies and HUGE spiders on the way, while you could hear the roar of the falls from a distance. They were quite stunning: from the Brazilian side you can see the whole stretch of falls which is overwhelming. Condors circling in between them. We explored the area for a few hours with two german girls and one Israeli guy. Fun!

The next day we planned to see the Argentinian side, but it poored with rain, so we took a really nice lazy day: reading in the hammock, listening to music, stuff like that. Our main activity was to find lunch. Such a hard life... The day after finally the Argentinian side. The weather was beautiful (it was cloudy before) which made it even more stunning with rainbows and butterflies everywhere. Finally we took a little train to the top and saw the most breathtaking view over the falls: from above you can get really close and feel the power and pure violence of the water. WOW!!

After some more breakfast in Buenos Aires (Quimbomba, everyone, on calle Costa Rica. You have to go there!! 20p for the best breakfast ever + luiquido's de la casa!!) we took a camabus to Mendoza. Champagne, food, movies, even whiskey! We were two happy girls, gotta love these busses. Too bad breakfast here was, like most of the time, 90% sugar again... Ok, maybe we are a little spoiled, but still! How can these people live on just sugar, white bread, cheese huge slabs of meat and dulce de leche!! Can't wait for Bolivia's food, hope it's better... In Mendoza of course we went cycling through the vineyards tasting wine, and met with a group of 6 others, al from different countries and ended up spending over a week with them. Loads of fun! Sorry mr. busdriver, for being so loud on your bus, but we're probably not the first drunk tourists you've had in there...) We all went to together Salta and rented a car to explore the area. Now Mendoza was nice, but Salta! My god! The town is beautiful, but then the views in the surrounding area!!! You just have to see the pictures. So nice... Or better: go see for yourself!

Time passed quickly. Another adventure awaits already. On Saturday I'll start my overland tour from La Paz (Bolivia) to Quito (Equador). It's too much. I can't take all this beauty. Travelling is such hard work, I think I need a holiday soon...

Tried to upload pics, but internet is slow. Better luck next time!