Missing King Wenceslas

As the snow is still lying on the ground I decided to walk the dog wearing boots and take her round the river. A combination of half melted snow, deep mud, rain, sleet and an easterly wind made 4 miles feel like 6.
Its really annoying not being able to barefoot it, but I don't think its more than 2C out there, so it doesn't really make sense to try.
But on the barefoot front I have sorted out another stop- lunch at a school on day 2 of the walk. The headteacher even said they'd feed me! First school dinner I will have had since the last millennium. Yum.