We set off across the fields towards, being accompanied for a short while by a black and ginger cat, who weaved itself across our path. We gave him the slip at the next style as it clawed itself to the top of a post.
The fog which was thick an hour earlier, was being burnt off as the sun beamed through on our left. We reached Alfriston and walked across the main high street and through to the main south downs route. Up the steep track, it was starting to feel warmer and the energy levels were to be tested.
The sheep occupied fields on the top of the Downs and the bank of fog was still lingering on top of the ridge ahead of us.
We then turned left and headed down into the valley then climbing again to see the Seaford golfers teeing off onto a nearby fairway. It was midday and the sun was as high as it needed to be. The visibility was improving all the way across to 'High & Over'. An occasional walker and runner passed us in the opposite direction. We reached Frog Firle about half an hour later then cut across a newly ploughed field which was a grazing field the last time we went through.
We crossed the main Alfriston to Seaford road and descended to the river. At this point there should have been a couple options about which route we might take however our choices were severely restricted as we found the bridge over into Littlington was closed and work was noisily happening.
We therefore remained on the same side of the river and made our way back into Alfriston passing by Deans Place Hotel. We stopped for a short while and sat on a bench outside the church before crossing over the white bridge.
We re-traced our path back the same way as we had entered Alfriston and arrived back at the car park at 1.45pm. The walk worked out at 12 miles and our legs were letting us know that we had achieved this distance.
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