This kind of reminds me of when my daughter took off on her horse for a five minute ride with no saddle, no bridle, just a halter and lead rope. So she got lost, but when she met up with other riders who were going to a lake a couple hours away, she agreed to just go along with them, instead of saying, "Hey, I'm a lost kid, please take me back to the campground!" So off she went, and meanwhile, when she didn't reappear, the whole campground was called out to search for her on horseback and motorcycle, and there was talk of calling in helicopters, but then, late in the afternoon, a guy on a motorcycle saw her, and asked if she was the lost kid, and she had to think for a minute...

Sounds like quite an adventure you had!

Nanci