Wondering where everyone had gone, we discovered their next destination as we saw the chain of ants going up the side of the rock. We decided not to climb, respecting the wishes of the indigenous owners. David's view is that if you were invited to someone's house and they asked you not to go into a particular room, you wouldn't do it. However, our decision put us in a clear minority.
So we decided to walk the circumference, which for us had the added bonus of escaping the crowds. We enjoyed seeing some of the elaborate erosion land forms along the sides of the rock, the quite little water holes, the changing patterns of the light on the rock and the aboriginal markings.
Completing the loop, we had lunch, checked out the Cultural Centre then headed to Kata Tjuta.
