Fifteen walkers braved the cold and the biting wind to set off along the black path to Station Road and Millers Lane. We took the path along the wall emerging half way up the lane towards Souldern. From there we took the path off Wash Lane which took us round behind the village until we reached the drive up to Nancy Bowles Wood. The ground underfoot was hard with the cold so mud was minimal. The was no sign of frost: it was just bitterly cold. By the time we reached the alpaca farm we were warmed up as we were moving at 3.5 miles an hour. No alpacas today. We reached the Fritwell Road and walked back into Souldern from where we took the usual Portway route back to the village and the pavilion where normal excellent service has been resumed. We did see some magnificent horses on the way.
