05-19-2009, 09:34 PM
Salvete,
Two weeks ago a contubernium of Legio XI CPF (Belgium) went on a march in the Ardennes (very hilly terrain, woods, not a living soul in the region). We marched with full pack for about 9km, then we made camp, dug ditches, scouted the regions, put out watches, discovered a natural source with drinkable water, cooked lunch etc. Then we filled up the ditches again, broke camp and walked another 9 km over very hilly ground.
It was the first time my group did such a march with fully laden furca's. It was quite exhausting to do it on such steep slopes, but boy was it a rewarding experience. Soon we'll do a full weekend, then we'll try a week living as Roman soldiers, away from modern civalisation.
Public events are good fun but this is the real thing and something completely different
Here are some pictures:
Arriving at a suitable camp site:
![[Image: IMG_1407.jpg]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/MarcusMummius/IMG_1407.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_1430.jpg]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/MarcusMummius/IMG_1430.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_1465.jpg]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/MarcusMummius/IMG_1465.jpg)
Two weeks ago a contubernium of Legio XI CPF (Belgium) went on a march in the Ardennes (very hilly terrain, woods, not a living soul in the region). We marched with full pack for about 9km, then we made camp, dug ditches, scouted the regions, put out watches, discovered a natural source with drinkable water, cooked lunch etc. Then we filled up the ditches again, broke camp and walked another 9 km over very hilly ground.
It was the first time my group did such a march with fully laden furca's. It was quite exhausting to do it on such steep slopes, but boy was it a rewarding experience. Soon we'll do a full weekend, then we'll try a week living as Roman soldiers, away from modern civalisation.
Public events are good fun but this is the real thing and something completely different
Here are some pictures:
Arriving at a suitable camp site:
