Grueling bus ride

Now I know what an overnight bus ride is like!!! And the ride was not without its drama! We got to the bus station in good time, and when it came time to take our seats, our numbers on our tickets did not match the numbers on the bus. Then we were told that our seats were on the top floor, not on the bottom where the supposed sleeper seats are at. We had no choice but to take the seats up on top where our seat numbers on the ticket corresponded, and as it turned out, the same thing happened to many people on this bus so there was a lot of grumbling before this bus took off!!
And to make matters worse, not one of the three of us had seats together. Some kind soul traded his seat with me so I could sit with Guillermo and before the night was over, they moved Fernando to another seat so the lady with the baby sitting next to him could have more room.
So, we finally take off at around 2:30pm, and probably not more than 30 minutes later, we can hear someone from down below saying that a person down there needs an ambulance or a doctor. The bus quickly pulls off the highway and the young lady gets out and she looks like she is in pain. The police finally arrive about 20 minutes later, but the lady is looking better and when the ambulance finally gets there about 30 minutes after that, the lady is talking and laughing. Everyone on the bus was disgusted with her, because it appeared to be theatrics after all. See, she also was supposed to get a seat on the bottom, and we think she was just so upset about having to sit on top that it just freaked her out.
We finally take off again, an hour lost already just sitting there in that one spot. The farther we drove out of Buenos Aires, the smokier the air became and then we heard the bus drivers talking about having to take a detour that will delay us an additional two hours because the roads we were going to take were shut down due to the smoke. Even on this detour road, the smoke was so bad that at times visibility was only 25 feet or so. It was like being in the worst fog possible. The smoke did seep into the bus, and it actually burned our throats a little. It was so sweet when we finally got out of the smoky areas, which was probably at about 6:30pm.
It gets dark here around 7pm, and we could see thunderstorms in the distance as we traveled. They served us food on the bus around 9:30pm (mashed potatoes, breaded chicken, bread, dessert and soda) and then we were pretty much on our own. The bus made no stops where we could all get off, until breakfast the next morning. They showed several videos which helped pass the time, and at around 2:30am, they finally turned off the TVs and then it was dark and quiet. All three of us slept some, but of course it wasn't the greatest sleep. We passed through several heavy rains during the night, but by morning, the sky was partly cloudy.
We finally got to Puerto Iguazo at around 1:20pm (23 hours on the bus!!!)and the first thing we did was get a hotel room. Fernando and Guillermo wanted to get something to eat, but all I wanted to do was rest, because my throat was still sore, my nose was running and I was just beat. So, the two of them went and ate, bringing something for me to eat back to the hotel.
Puerto Iguazu and the surrounding area is really beautiful, very tropical. I'm feeling more rested now, and after we're done here at this internet cafe, we are going to go have dinner!
Tomorrow our plan is to go the Brazilian Consulate for our visas and possibly go see Iguazu Falls.