The second entry in this year's Travel Highlights competition is from Syd Blackwell. He is one of our most regular supporters and took part in every month of our Travel Stories competition this year. If you missed his entries, you should catch up with them via the 2017 Travel Stories page. Then enjoy his latest entry IGUAZU - A BEGINNING.
IGUAZU – A BEGINNING by Syd Blackwell
A small train took visitors through the jungle to a trail to the Devil´s Throat. This section of Iguazu Falls is comparable to Niagara Falls in Canada, but is just a part of the world´s largest waterfall system. The trail soon became a series of metal walkways spanning river waters and leading ever closer to the towering mists and tremendous roar at the very mouth of the Devil´s Throat. At the end, we found ourselves on a metal platform precariously close to this incredible spectacle, buffeted by winds and water from the maelstrom below. What a beginning!
A small train took visitors through the jungle to a trail to the Devil´s Throat. This section of Iguazu Falls is comparable to Niagara Falls in Canada, but is just a part of the world´s largest waterfall system. The trail soon became a series of metal walkways spanning river waters and leading ever closer to the towering mists and tremendous roar at the very mouth of the Devil´s Throat. At the end, we found ourselves on a metal platform precariously close to this incredible spectacle, buffeted by winds and water from the maelstrom below. What a beginning!
Syd Blackwell
I lived in British Columbia, Canada´s western province, for most of my life. I was a teacher, and a college employee (various roles - instruction, recruitment, promotion, counselling, research), before re-inventing myself as an innkeeper. I designed and had built my B&B inn in Revelstoke, which I operated for nine years. At age 60, my wife and I retired to Uruguay, where we have lived for more than a decade. Innside Stories is my first published book. I have extensive writing experience in Canada, and in Uruguay, I wrote 75 articles for a now defunct online magazine called Ola Uruguay. We live in Villa Argentina, a suburb of Atlántida, on the coast of Uruguay. We have five dogs.
I lived in British Columbia, Canada´s western province, for most of my life. I was a teacher, and a college employee (various roles - instruction, recruitment, promotion, counselling, research), before re-inventing myself as an innkeeper. I designed and had built my B&B inn in Revelstoke, which I operated for nine years. At age 60, my wife and I retired to Uruguay, where we have lived for more than a decade. Innside Stories is my first published book. I have extensive writing experience in Canada, and in Uruguay, I wrote 75 articles for a now defunct online magazine called Ola Uruguay. We live in Villa Argentina, a suburb of Atlántida, on the coast of Uruguay. We have five dogs.
