It rained all night, and both of us had little sleep, with the Generator providing a loud roar all night. It is louder at night due to no other background noise.
It is still miserable weather, stayed dry most of the day, but very overcast and a bit cold. We went to Uluru today $25 dollars each for 1-3 day passes, a bit expensive if you just want to go for a look.
The climb is closed due to suspected rain, a lot of young people from overseas are quite disappointed about this. I cannot believe how steep the climb is, I remembered that it was of course, but not really how much. I feel quite proud of myself for having climbed it years ago when I was young. Couldn't do it now.
43 years ago 7 people had died whilst climbing the rock, now the count it over 35. We were speaking to a ranger who said that most of the deaths occur in the last 15 metres. We didn't attempt the base circuit walk, my knee and hip were playing up and Michael couldn't be bothered to go without me, although I was happy for him to do it if he wished.We did a couple of small walks Mala walk and Kantju Gorge and the Lungkata walk. At the Kantju Gorge there was a small pond at the base of the rock with quite a few large tadpoles in it. An aborigine who was taking a tour group around said that they were the tadpoles of the burrowing frog. After rain it emerges from its burrow to breed. By this time I had had enough, so we went to the cultural centre for a look and a coffee.
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