Return from Iguazu Sun. Nov. 15

i had a rude awakening.  at 5am (and onward), some locals on the road by the river decided they were going to blast music from their cars.  that was pretty disruptive. so at 7am i couldn't take it anymore and got up for breakfast buffet.  i ran into Jose, Fabiana and Jorge who all said "what are you doing up so early?" and i said "ay, la musica de los jovenes en la calle afuera de mi ventana...no pide dormir!" F and Jleft to go on their tour of the Brazilian side of the falls.  i couldn't do that because just like those damn Americans, i need a visa too.  i wandered around and took more pictures of the hotel.  then i had to wait an hour and a half for my ride to the airport.  i had lost my watch at the fals so i had a difficulttime trying to keep an eye on the time.  also, the sky was looking very dark - like thundercloud dark - it even started raining and i thought "i bet my flight will be delayed".  so my ride showed up and we cahhted in the van and by this point it was pouring rain and thundering and lightning...i knew my flight would be delayed.  got to the airport and sure enough, it was delayed by half an hour (which meant an hour).  i wndered around and went into a couple of shops and looked for presents for people.  it was a bit pricey for Argentina.  but i found some bookmarks and almost a really good present for Steffy.  looking outside it was thunderstorming.  there was only one security gate and it took 40 min. to get everyone through.  apparently, it took so long not only because of the one security gate, but also because they had to input you passport again...i chatted with an older couple from Canada (Toronto, wee!) in line behind me about this.  they had been in the amazon and were going to Bs. As. first for a night, then South and then back.  they were nice but complaining a lot about the inefficiency of this airport. finally i got on the plane.  it was still Aerolineas Argentinas, pero Austral, a different mini-company in an MD Serie 80 jet.  unlike the Boeing, its wings were closer to the back and had 3 seats on one side, 2 on the other and no first class.  the ascent wasn't too bumpy.  they fed us another ham and cheese sandwich and a mini alfahor.  it only took us 1.5 hours this time.  being ale to see Bs. As.  from the air was incredible.  in Toronto, you see the downtown as having the tallest buildings...but for Bs. As. it's almost impossible!  there are tall buildings everywhere!  it's impressive! i couldn't believe it! when i was leaving the airport, i couldnt' believe how long the line was for people needing taxis.  i walked a little over the way and just hailed one off the road...muy facil!  i spent the rest of the evening trying to pack and had dinner with Uli so we could talk about the plan for the morning...the day was going to come really early.