Janet's walk at Loonbeek

The Walking Gods looked after us!

Despite Janet's dire warnings, walking sticks taking along for tackling the mud were mostly unused; the rain only started to fall (gently) as we drove off and Truffles was with us and amused us with his muddy paws!

Here we are posing under a clear blue sky:

And here are some other lovely views of the afternoon:

Ingrid's walk at Château de la Hulpe

Janet's Walk in Dreve du Comte

A regular walk on a cold day, enlivened somewhat by two cute small lost dogs.  Well, cute but definitely not ones you would want to pick up for a cuddle.

Thanks to Sylvie for the biscuits which won their trust, and to Margaret, Isobel and Margosha who after a bit of a battle that involved the loan of belts; dog collars that flew off; the male dog doing what male dogs do and a complicated phone call they were reunited with their owner.

Margosha's walk in Meise

You wouldn't think it from the photos, but the walk was virtually mud-free - until near the end!  Despite the state of our boots we were given a warm welcome at the café, where Margosha had thoughtfully reserved a table, and easily forgave the waiter for joking (we assumed....) that he had been expecting a group of young ladies...