We were hoping to visit Ocuri, the site of a Roman town, but when we got there we found our way blocked by a huge gate, tall chain link fences and barbed wire. The combination of insufficient funding and vandalism had closed it down. We settled instead for a walk down a Roman road between Benaocaz and Ubrique. We wanted to do something specifically Roman since Olivia had studied the Romans this past term in her history class. Eliot found a good walking stick which entertained him, and both of them enjoyed scrambling among the rocks in the pasture on either side of the road--probably more than walking this historical road itself. The pasture was much easier on the feet than the actual Roman road, which is cobbled and tricky footing now. Still, I think it's the oldest road I've ever been on.
We were hoping to visit Ocuri, the site of a Roman town, but when we got there we found our way blocked by a huge gate, tall chain link fences and barbed wire. The combination of insufficient funding and vandalism had closed it down. We settled instead for a walk down a Roman road between Benaocaz and Ubrique. We wanted to do something specifically Roman since Olivia had studied the Romans this past term in her history class. Eliot found a good walking stick which entertained him, and both of them enjoyed scrambling among the rocks in the pasture on either side of the road--probably more than walking this historical road itself. The pasture was much easier on the feet than the actual Roman road, which is cobbled and tricky footing now. Still, I think it's the oldest road I've ever been on.
