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we can catch sight of him,” Sarah said.
    “Possibly.” Will raced along the sand, fuelled by the desire to catch up to the man. They were soon standing at the edge of the wood. Will walked to where he had seen the man.
    “What was the man doing?” Amy asked.
    “He was looking around,” Will said. “Almost as though he didn’t want anyone to see where he was going.”
    “I wonder why?” Joe asked.
    “Let’s see if we can find where he went.” Will led the others into the wood. There wasn’t much of a path, just an animal track. The track meandered along, sometimes getting quite close to the rocky cliffs, but always staying within the confines of the wood.
    Will was just about to suggest that they turn back when something caught his attention. He shot his hand up. “Quiet! I see something.”
    Sarah frowned as she peered forward and saw a small log cabin. “Do you think the man went in there?”
    “It seems like a good possibility.” Will crept forward, going from the trunk of one tree to the next, pausing each time as he did so. But , apart from some birds chirping, all was silent.
    From what Amy could see, there was only one window on this side of the cabin. She assumed that the door and possibly another window would be on the other. She joined the others at the corner of the cabin. “Are we going to look through the window?”
    Joe surveyed the dirty window. “I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to see, but get ready to run in case someone’s in there.”
    The air was tense with anticipation as Joe hugged the cabin wall and sidled towards the window. He paused once he was right next to it and, after glancing back to make sure that nothing had happened to the others, he looked through the glass.
    The moss and grime that covered the lower half of the windowpane made it hard to get a clear view of the inside, but Joe saw enough to satisfy him. He turned and walked back to the others.
    “Is anyone there?” Will asked.
    “Not that I can see,” Joe replied, “but someone has definitely been there.”
    “Why? What did you see?” Amy asked.
    “There are some sleeping bags, some food—” Joe replied.
    “How many sleeping bags?” Will interrupted.
    “At least two, maybe three. But I….” Joe paused as the bushes nearby rustled.
    “Maybe we should talk somewhere else,” Sarah said.
    Suddenly, a large bird flew up from the bushes.
    “Phew! It’s only a bird.” Joe glanced at the others. “I just want to see if the door’s unlocked, and then we’ll go.”`    
    “But what if someone comes?” Amy asked, worried.
    “Hope that they don’t.” Joe hurried around to the other side of the cabin and paused at the door. He reached for the handle and turned it. It swung open without a sound. The hinges had clearly been oiled . That, as well as the sleeping bags, confirmed that someone had been living in here for a period of time .
    Joe waved to the others and they hurried over. They all glanced around the small cabin. There were a couple of sleeping bags, some tins of food, a small table, and two chairs. There were also three rucksacks leaning against the wall.
    Joe walked over to them and was just about to open one to see what was inside when the sound of voices reached his ears. Standing up, he looked back at the others. “Do you hear that?”
    “We have to go!” Amy whispered.
    All four of them ran as fast as they could through the wood in the opposite direction from where the voices were coming from. It was an anxious few moments until they reached the cover of some thick bushes.
    Peering through the foliage, they saw three men come into view. They were still talking, but it wasn’t loud enough for the children to hear what was being said. They entered the cabin and closed the door.
    The children waited for a few minutes to see if they would come out, but when they didn’t , they decided to head back to the beach.
    After making sure they couldn’t be seen through the cabin windows,