A. wouldn't ride the donkey so she "walked" up the hill. S. carried her but she is a stubborn little one. She wanted to walk. She is about my speed. She had to stop and "blow" the flowers (dandelions). S. told her if she would hurry he would find flowers for her to blow. This kept her motivated up the hill. My motivation was to just put one foot in front of the other. It was a very steep hill, streight up. S. said it was about 1/2 mile. I think it was more like 2.