Flippng Freezing Fun

Back in August I mentioned that having done a 5 mile walk with my eldest boy, that he wanted to do a longer one. Well yesterday was the chosen day for the 8 1/2 mile trek. He is now 11 by the way. We followed a way marked circular walk from Crickley Hill which involved crossing the main roads by the Air Balloon, how to add 10 minutes to the journey time. It then proceeded via Cobberley, Seven Springs, Hartley Hill, and Leckhampton Hill back to Crickley Hill. In places the way marking was non existent, adding an extra 1 1/2 miles to the trip in going the wrong way. There was still some snow on the ground in places. On the exposed hill tops, the wind made it feel freezing. It took us four hours to do, which on the face of it is a long time, but given how slippy, wet, and cold it was, we felt to be ok. The scenery was awesome. He loved the fact that he completed it, I loved the fact that he is old enough now to share these walks with me. It was flipping freezing, but it was fun.