noon
was the query . `` It 's quite simple . In this latitude the sun is to the south of us . We therefore turn and face the sun , as it is now near noon , and we are facing south . Behind us is north , to our right , the west and to our left the east . '' `` A woodsman certainly must be on the lookout , '' said Bob . Then they turned around and after quite a tramp they came to their own lake .