Woke up early and headed out right away.. wanted to see uliru at sunrise... went to the sunset viewing park cause it would be empty... cloudy sky,, good for pictures.. we were the only ones there... lot of pictures taken while mark made breakfast.. sausage and beans plus the usual.. pb and jelly, yogurt, wheatabix etc..
College student, Sam, birthday party... brits bought cake , champagne, funny glasses and a button that said.. i am 21...
Off to uliru for base walk... 8 miles around the rock... it alternated between scrub brush and trees.... it sort of became a race.. we were in the rear.. the germans are so fast.. the hopping guy, the fastest .. and rons wife joan.. a smoker,,, deceptively quick.... but they stopped here and there for pictures and we forged ahead..
Ron and Matt tried for climb again... they got the ok... just made it before the winds picked up to 40 miles an hour.. then it was closed, but they were already on their way...
According to matt ron saved a woman on the top.. she was starting to slip.. he grabbed her before she was blown over by the wind... grabbed her by her left breast.. it was an ample breast, plenty for anyone.. so we were told... ron actually beat the 22 yr. old to the top of uliru...
Dropped maeliss and nicolas off at ayers airport... they flew into ayers rock not knowing how expensive it was to stay there and take tours, so they had to come to alice springs for the hostel and the tour...which is 300 miles away... they were off to sydney , nz and fiji....easter island and then back to paris... where they live and work...
Dropped off swags at first campsite for next group... then headed to Alice Springs airport for Alex... just made it.. heading back to England... he was working at some summer conservation job...
Back to the hostel, shower and 5$ supper with group... sam still celebrating his 21st birthday with shots... amije, a belgian girl.. won pin the tail on the donkey..it was a sweep for the women.. table dancing and conga line... we left before the table dancing, heard the conga line go by our door... we heard the next morning that ron and joan, the oldest people there.. were dancing on tables.. amije's boyfriend, jochem... he used to live in majorca for 4 years...worked in a club... some kind of act...he is musical and very funny..... and very considerate .. when ron got overheated on the first hike, jochem stayed close by.. of course ron did recuperate quickly.. he climbed Rainier and some of the Himalayas when he was young ... and now uliru at 80....
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wild bunch -- sounds like a lot of fun.
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