4 Hills are better than 1

Monday's hike turned out to involve a series of climbs to the summits of hills -- one of which we even added to the scheduled 21 k hike. The views were terrific and we felt a strong sense of accompishment as we maneuvered up with our trusty poles. The third one in particular was very steep and as we came down from it down a different path we ended up feeling quite tired and somewhat lost. Lin's much maligned compass seemed to indicate we here heading generally in the right direction although we saw none of the expected markings for well over an hour. Bill decided to head down ti a road and take our chances there. We also checked with 4 hikers who offered their sense of where we were -- very different and nowhere near where we wanted to go. When we got down lo and behold we were in the exact0right spot. It is better to be lucky than good. By the time we got to the hotel we had been walking for 8.5 hours and Lin was talking about beating Bill with the walking pokes if only she had the strength. Friendly hotel staff and a great dinner helped.