Travel question from returning EQ newb

[AdamM01]

Hi all,

So I have come to P99 after not playing EQ for about 9 years. I played back shortly after release (2000ish?) to about 2004 as the game was slowly destroying itself. It has been along time since I have had to really travel in an MMO so my question is this, what is the best way for an Erudite to travel from Erudin to Freeport? I would prefer to be in the main hub of the game so I can find groups and such. I did get a port to WC a couple days ago only to get mauled from behind by a griffon in EC, very frustrating and now remember one thing I really hated about old EQ lol.

I am a level 5 magician at this time and finding a port to WC has been unsuccessful to recover my corpse (I'm sure the lack of being able to donate doesn't help). I have tried the run from Qeynos through Karanas and to Highkeep only to get my face bashed in about 10 feet from zone in. Now I am back in Qeynos, and from what I have read it is easier to go through Runnyeye? Is this true or does anyone have an easier route to follow to get there. It has been a long time since I have played EQ classic so still getting re-familiarized with old zones. Any help is appreciated, thanks!