Today James and I went to another Roman Fort. Arbeia is at the mouth of the Tyne River and served as a supply fort for the forts along Hadrian's Wall. Its layout was similar to Segedunum and it housed the same number of soldiers, however, it also had a number of granaries and could store 3,200 tons of grain. I didn't take any pictures because it looked just like Segedunum, flat with outlines where the building used to be.
The weather today was very wet in the morning and wet, very windy, and sunny late in the afternoon. Yesterday was warm, the nicest day we have had since we got here.
Yesterday Kathie, James and I toured Newcastle's new castle.
This is a picture in the chapel.
This is a set of stairs going up to the very top. You have to stoop to get up the stairs so the guys on the roof can shoot you as you crawl through the opening. I took this because of how worn the stairs were.
This is a picture of the castle (is this OK Faye?). When I get home I may try to get rid of the little yellow car in front.
Here is another picture of old and new. The new brick building with the old wall in front.
This was the view from our hotel room this morning.
