Ten of us set off from Goring on what was a cool and misty morning.  The walk was mostly through woods, with some long inclines and a few steep grassy inclines. Along the way we came across two baskets of apples with a ‘help yourself’ note. They looked good and were delicious. We split our lunch into two stops, the first in an open grassy space with a lovely view of the Thames valley. By this time the sun had come out and it was much warmer. Our second stop had an even more magnificent view which we enjoyed whilst indulging in birthday cake produced by Lindy, with candles, from her bag, and Mary was tasked with cutting. As well as Chris’ birthday we were also able to celebrate Ian’s recovering a CFC hat he dropped on the walkover, a couple of weeks previously.  Some kind person had placed it on a post.  After cake we had a couple of group photos before descending the quite steep grassy slope. On the route we came across quite a few pheasants and a few horses. At the end of the lovely walk, near Pangbourne station, many of us continued Chris’ birthday celebrations with a visit to a lovely local pub (low ceilings!) and sat overlooking the river. A good day out indeed!

Jackie. Photos by Chris, Ian and Jackie