I am Yokoi, an Adan staff member.
I went to Machu Picchu for the second time from mid-May to the 28th.
The last time was in October 2008, so the exact opposite season.
Both climates are just right for the season.
From Haneda to San Francisco, and then to Los Angeles, where you will spend one night, or about 15 hours in the plane, plus waiting and connecting time.
By San Francisco, we will cross the date line.
City tour in LA in the morning, then from LA to Lima, Brazil in the afternoon.
In the morning, we will take it easy and head to Iguaçu in the afternoon.
Speaking of Iguazu, we will visit Iguazu Falls, one of the three largest waterfalls in the world, which is also about a four-hour flight from here. It is a long and arduous journey to reach the destination.
We stayed the night in Iguazu, and from this area, we started to see people in traditional costumes. I couldn't press the shutter of my camera because they would ask me for money if I turned it on.
From here we will go sightseeing at Ignace Falls, which I did not visit last time.
The Iguassu Falls can be seen from both the Brazilian (Foz do Iguassu) and Argentine (Puerto Iguassu) sides.
It is the largest waterfall in the world located on the border between Brazil and Argentina, and the sound of the water falling from a height of 40 to 80 meters is not half as loud. The sound of the water falling from a height of 40 to 80 meters is not half as loud as it sounds.
There is a footpath leading to the waterfall, but it is about a 1 km walk. The water splashing on my lens made it difficult to take good pictures.
Next we flew over the falls in a helicopter.
It is very thrilling and the force of the waterfall makes the helicopter shake.
So far we have been sightseeing from the Brazilian side, but we will take a bus to visit the waterfalls from the opposite side, the Argentine side.
The Brazilian side is a magnificent but beautiful waterfall with elegance. The Argentine side of the waterfalls is not half as steep as the waterfalls on the Argentine side.
The powerful roar of what is said to be the devil's throat flute is particularly impressive.
We took a jeep down to the river where the waterfall was flowing (we were running through the jungle, but it was a jeep, so my butt was sore,
The road is bumpy, and sometimes they jump in and out of each other's way as if they were in a whack-a-mole situation.
(There are wild birds along the way that have become natural monuments, and little monkeys, like tarsiers, flying that way over tall trees.)
From here, I saved the main event for a rubber boat ride into the waterfall.
Six of my friends and I wore as little as possible underwear and as close to nakedness as possible under our coats. The head part of our coats and the neck part were tied tightly with a towel or a string.
If there is a gap between the two, water will get inside.
We got into the rubber boat, regardless of our appearance. At first the boat was running calmly along the river, but as it got closer and closer to the waterfall, it made a sharp turn and plunged into the waterfall.
When you give a cry of "Uh-oh," you are in the waterfall again, and how many times you have repeatedly turned and plunged into the waterfall, you can imagine what it is like inside the gappa if you have been so pinched.
Yes, six women came out of the water soaking wet and wearing coats.
As expected, the two local boat attendants had a good laugh.
We returned to the jeep in this wet state with only our coats off and our bodies wrapped in bath towels.
Back in the jeep, you will find the clothes you just took off.
After getting out of the jeep, we walked 400-500 meters downhill, so this time we had to walk uphill.
It was tough to climb up in this condition.
I will talk more about this in my next blog.
