Part of my statement was based upon what I have heard on the Seattle TV stations (we are in the boonies, kind of, in NW Washington right now, no paper, only three local TV stations), which have been stating that they were en route from the Seattle area home to San Francisco. In that case they were waaayyyy off of the most direct route. Then a minute ago I read here that they were on their way to Gold Beach, "traveling in Oregon," and decided to take "the scenic route" (that'll get you almost every time). That makes a little bit more sense on how they came to be lost where they were.

So much for accurate reporting by the TV (nothing new there, I know)...