It would take too much time, were I to describe the events of the next few days.  After continuing on for the time we supposed it would occupy us in reaching home, we were still unable to recognise any of the features of the country.  Mike, however, remarked that as forests and hills and rivers were all much alike, it was no wonder that we could not make out where we were.  I proposed directing our course eastward, as we should thus certainly come to some of the settlements.  Mike thought that we had not got sufficiently far to the north, and advised that we should continue on in that direction.  I gave in to him.