Vejer, Roman ruins and Taylor

After a late night, we had to get up early for an all-day trip sponsored by the base. We got on a bus and rode a little over an hour to a whitewashed village up in the hills called Vejer. It is a popular tourist spot for good reason, it is beautiful. We had a 2 hour walking tour to learn the history of the area and see the significant buildings, including a Moorish castle. Had lunch at an outdoor Cafe on the square-Plaza de Espana- then wandered our way back to the bus for part 2 of the day trip. We drove about 1/2 an hour south to the Atlantic coast to the ancient Roman ruins of Belio Claudia from the 2nd century. It was quite an extensive site that has been excavated. It was a fishing port for a couple of hundred years. The ruins of three aqueducts that brought freshwater several km have been found, and pieces of pipe. it was really interesting to see. Bus ride back to the base, about an hour and 45 min. Andrew ran for an hour while Dani and I went into the town of Rota to get supper from McDonalds. Then we went to the drive in on base to watch the Taylor Swift movie. Another late night but we can sleep in in the morning.Les mer