A treasure hunter, by great hood luck, discovered an old parchment which he thought had belonged to the famous pirate Redbeard. The parchment described the location of a buried treasure:

"On this island there are only two trees, A and B, and a gallows, where I hanged a dozen of my mutinous crew. I walked from the gallows towards tree A, counting my steps. At tree A I turned 90 degrees to the left and then walked forward the same number of steps. At the point where I stopped I drive a spike into the ground. Then I returned to the gallows and walked in a straight line, counting my steps, to tree B. When I reached tree B, I turned 90 degrees to the right and took the same number of steps forward, placing another spike at the point where I stopped. At the point exactly halfway between the spikes I buried my treasure."

However, when the treasure hunter reached the island he discovered that there was no trace of the gallows. Is there any way he can still get to the treasure?

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