so, we are leaving in a little more than a week, which is pretty quick, and we move out of our apartment tomorrow. nicky and i are going to go travel around a bit, which should be pretty solid, not sure other than that. also nick carter is coming down here so it should be pretty sweet to meet up with him for a few days before we leave.
also iguazu was incredible and i dont want to just copy everything that nicky said but he left out a pretty funny story. after our first day at iguazu falls we went to wait in line for the buses which come every thirty minutes, the line got pretty long and we were on the border of whether we could get the last seats or have to wait a whole new thirty minutes. anyways a little before the bus arrived about four or five people cut the line, and we werent very happy about it. so we started yelling 'ladrones de sillas!! ladrones de sillas!!' and pointing at this one couple that was about thirty years old. the guy seemed to think it was pretty funny, but i havent seen anyone in recent memory as pissed as this girl was. she stared us down for the whole ride back, nicky didnt stop yelling it for a while as well.
also, yesterday we played our second day of ultimate here, no injuries this time and the place was nicer, but the best part of the day, apart from all of their players worshipping us, was the music. close to the fields there was like a 60 person dance troup, playing the drums really really lound and dancing a capuera type of beat. so it made the point feel super epic and strangely important. also, argentinian players a pretty bad, so they honestly thought we were the best players ever. like actually ever.
-markham
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Iguazu Falls
We got to the bus station about two hours before the bus left because we wanted to make sure we could get tickets. When we are about to buy tickets, they ask us for our passport numbers. Before we'd left, we had decided not to bring passports b/c we didn't want to loose them and we weren't going to go in to Brazil while we were there. So we made up passport numbers (Nikki's suggestion, apparently she does it for everything). I felt so Jason Bourne when I did it. And just as he is entering the first fake passport number on Markhams thing, he calls Markham over like there was a problem. Turned out he was just curious about how Markham spelled his name. He then asked us what nationality we were, and after we told him US, Martin (our traveling companion) said he was UK, the guy then laughed, and said whatever. He didn't care about the passport numbers at all.
Traveling cama (they have semi cama, cama, and cama ejecutivo prices) was awesome. The seats were like mini beds, and they provided pirated movies and disgusting alcohol during the trip, which was around 17 hours.
We get to the Puerto Iguazu, the little town near the falls, and then eventually find a hostel with the help of this random guy named Fabio. Anyhow, we checked it out, and it was fine.
The falls were amazing. We paid for the truck/boat tour, which was recommended in the book Mr. Shofner gave us, and it was really worth it, minus the truck part which was average. The boats went up rapids, and then close to the garganta del diablo where I saw the best rainbow of my life, and several double rainbows. We then went to the other falls and the boat went under the falls where we got completely soaked. Markham and I were prepared, having brought extra clothes, but Nikki didn't have any to change into, and Martin hadn't even brought a raincoat. Martin was pretty funny at the time, I am amazed at how little he complained. Anyhow I had some extra boxer shorts which nikki just ended up wearing as shorts, and markham gave martin his jeans to wear for the rest of the day.
That night we ate some delicious food (I had some bife de lomo for 33 pesos which was sweet). The next day we went to the top of the garganta del diablo, where there is a series of metal bridges that take you over the river right above the falls, which were awe inspiring. There was also a really funny sign warning you about boa constrictors jumping on people from the trees, so I kept a lookout for the rest of the group. We also learned and played a british game called "Shit Sticks" where you race sticks down a river from one side of a bridge to another.
That's about it. Now we are back at school, had a miserably long and boring exam yesterday for our certification (Markham and I both passed the test, which was on the level we just started that lasts 2 weeks, B2.) Tomorrow we get to watch a movie in class, I think it's called Nine Kings or something. Sandra will cry when we leave.
Traveling cama (they have semi cama, cama, and cama ejecutivo prices) was awesome. The seats were like mini beds, and they provided pirated movies and disgusting alcohol during the trip, which was around 17 hours.
We get to the Puerto Iguazu, the little town near the falls, and then eventually find a hostel with the help of this random guy named Fabio. Anyhow, we checked it out, and it was fine.
The falls were amazing. We paid for the truck/boat tour, which was recommended in the book Mr. Shofner gave us, and it was really worth it, minus the truck part which was average. The boats went up rapids, and then close to the garganta del diablo where I saw the best rainbow of my life, and several double rainbows. We then went to the other falls and the boat went under the falls where we got completely soaked. Markham and I were prepared, having brought extra clothes, but Nikki didn't have any to change into, and Martin hadn't even brought a raincoat. Martin was pretty funny at the time, I am amazed at how little he complained. Anyhow I had some extra boxer shorts which nikki just ended up wearing as shorts, and markham gave martin his jeans to wear for the rest of the day.
That night we ate some delicious food (I had some bife de lomo for 33 pesos which was sweet). The next day we went to the top of the garganta del diablo, where there is a series of metal bridges that take you over the river right above the falls, which were awe inspiring. There was also a really funny sign warning you about boa constrictors jumping on people from the trees, so I kept a lookout for the rest of the group. We also learned and played a british game called "Shit Sticks" where you race sticks down a river from one side of a bridge to another.
That's about it. Now we are back at school, had a miserably long and boring exam yesterday for our certification (Markham and I both passed the test, which was on the level we just started that lasts 2 weeks, B2.) Tomorrow we get to watch a movie in class, I think it's called Nine Kings or something. Sandra will cry when we leave.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
pics
cama bus. seats recline really far and are pretty cushy. complimentary wine and whiskey, but it was apparently pretty bad tasting. markham loved the cama.
waterfalls #1
closer up
where we are about to be in 5 minutes
devils throat far away
three musketeers
devils throat from the boat
post boat ride. soaking and freezing. but happy.
nicky is going to be the next art wolfe.
devils throat from the boardwalk above it
devils throat falls
martin on the right, english fellow who joined us in iguazu
markham is so happy to be back to his cama
Monday, July 13, 2009
we're alive!
we have returned from iguazu, had a great time, the waterfalls were wonderful, and we're starting our final week of school! Lots of great pictures.
pictures and more details and stories will be forthcoming within the next day :)
pictures and more details and stories will be forthcoming within the next day :)
Friday, July 10, 2009
iguazu
we are about to go to iguazu falls and will be out of contact, so if we dont post or contact anyone by monday night, then try and come save us or something.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Pictures from el fin de semana
looking good
pre boliche
boliche
sleeper courtesy of markham
tsk tsk nailbiting
kitty!
eva peron's grave
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