The Dink Network

After talking to the tinker, I cannot figure out where to go. The walkthrough says after talking to the tinker to "go back past the forest south until you reach bridge #1"...great. very descriptive. Anyway, the only place there is to go is up to the mountain door and fight the frogbots but they always kick my ass and there are too many. Any help is greatly appreciated.

you have to go al lot to the left of the forest untill you can go down. Then there is a save machine, some screens down from thath screen is a side-way even more down, you'll meet water go more down, and, bridge ahoy...

Yea, I just figured out that you have to go between the cliffs and the forest on the far left...Anyway right now I'm battling on the high seas. Thanks!