The flight got all loaded up, and then unloaded as the weather in Iguassu was a storm. Having survived a hairy aborted landing in Beijing in a thunderstorm/tail of a typhoon I was not too concerned as better delayed than dead. Now it is getting annoying, as other flights are going but ours has not because our flight crew were 'over' time so a new crew needs to be fetched.
The fetching is taking about 5 hours.
The flight eventually let at 4pm!!! We were exhausted and grumpy, but less so than the whole families who had missed tour bookings etc.
Iguassu was a bit damp and the the sky grey, so the water looked a little green. The Devil's Throat was roaring but the butterflies and birds were not too keen to come out in the rain which eventually fell.
Luckily we had time to drop in to the Butterfly and Bird House on the Brazilian side , right next to the airport. If you ever go, make sure you do that too. Flamingos and Hummingbirds were some of the favourites plus of course the Toucans and the parrots of all shapes, sizes and colours.
Still tired from the long useless wait yesterday, we were glad to get on the plane on time for Rio.
My cold is so bad that my ears are playing up terribly on flights , so by the end I was almost completely deaf. Very frustrating.
Our room at Mama Ruisa though has made up for any discomforts in the last few days. Wow what a view over the Bay and it has a veranda which I am writing from now. It was 31 degrees when we arrived last night. We had picked up a good special for the Junior Suite and decided to splurge here. Most of the hotels on Copacabana are ugly and expensive. We are also near to Lapa, the nightlife area for jazz etc. http://www.mamaruisa.com/
More on Rio next time.
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