detouring

As the banks of the river were giving way to marshes, he had to wade through mud and water, detouring the boggy sections.

Thus the detouring added greatly to the distance the map had vouched for.

It was a long way around to the tanker Vern was on, hopping from deck to deck, detouring around open stretches.

Detouring around the living room, Penny went to the kitchen to prepare herself a belated breakfast.

It will mean detouring our basic objectives, but it's necessary in order to have a project at all.