Bob’s estimate was somewhat out. Even with the bright LED torch he always carried Theodore found it slow going. The route was easy to find but the footing was treacherous in places. Slowly he made his way up to the hills.
It occurred to him, as his path looped its way up, that there were probably much more direct routes, but only a local would have any chance of finding them. The path he walked was criss-crossed by other routes, some little more than rabbit paths, but without a guide he would soon have been hopelessly lost so he stuck to the route on the sketched map.
Finally he reached the top of the first hill, finding a dense set of woods with a narrow path through it. He followed the path — the alternative would be to wander off through the densely packed trees which was a sure
