Because the cliff was with plans and bushes that grew in between the rocks and in deep cracks,it was difficult to find the opening to the cave. When at last John spotted it behind a curtain of droopping branches he shouted to the others to follow him. They had to move slowly because the floor of the cave was rough. Because they had left in such a hurry and had not had time to pick up anything useful, like a torch or a candle and a box of matches, they had nothing to help them see their way except for the dim light from John's mobile phone.